CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Softly, chord by chord.

Chords of: Softly by: Karan Aujla, Ikky. (Ab7/C, C#maj7, Bbm, Eb6) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.

About the chords of “Softly”

“Softly” by Karan Aujla, Ikky is in Bb Minor and runs at about 93 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 139 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab7/C, C#maj7, Bbm, Eb6.

Eb6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 13% of the 2:35 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb → Abmaj7 → C#maj7 → Eb6 → Fmaj7 → Eb6 → Fmaj7 → Eb6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 12 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Bb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Eb60:2013%
Bbm0:1912%
Ab0:1912%
Fm0:1610%
C#maj70:1610%
Bbmaj70:107%
Abmaj70:096%
Ab60:075%

Chord progression, in order

Bb – Fm – Ab – Bbmaj7 – C/Bb – Bbmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Bb/F – Ab6 – Bbmaj7 – C7/E – Fmaj7 – Bb – Abmaj7 – Bbm – C – Bbmaj7 – C7 – Fm – Abmaj7 – Bbm – C – Bbmaj7 – C7 – Fm – Ab – C#maj7 – Bbmaj7 – C#maj7 – Abmaj7 – Bbm – C – Bbmaj7 – C#maj7 – Bb/Ab – Eb6 – Fmaj7 – Bb/Ab – Abmaj7 – Eb6 – Fmaj7 – Bb/Ab – Abmaj7 – Eb6 – Fmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Bbm – Bbmaj7 – …