Chords of: Photo by: Karan Sehmbi. (Bb, Cm, C, Gm7) 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.
“Photo” by Karan Sehmbi is in C Minor and runs at about 95 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 84 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb, Cm, C, Gm7.
Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 2:21 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb6 → Cm7 → Bb → C → Bb → Gm → Cm → Abdim. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cm | 0:30 | 21% |
| Bb | 0:22 | 15% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:14 | 10% |
| Ab | 0:12 | 9% |
| C | 0:11 | 8% |
| Abdim | 0:08 | 6% |
| Gm7 | 0:08 | 6% |
| Cm7 | 0:07 | 5% |
Bb6 – Cm7 – Abmaj7 – Bb6 – Cm7 – Abmaj7 – Bb – F – C – Dm7b5/C – Ab – Abdim – Ab – Bb – Gm – Cm – Abdim – Bb – Gm7 – Cm – F/C – Cm – Ab – Abdim – Bb – Gm7 – Cm – Abmaj7 – Fm6 – Cm7 – C – Ab – Abdim – Cm – Ab – Abdim – Abmaj7 – Bb – C/Bb – Cm – Ab – Gm7 – Cm – Bb/Ab – Abmaj7 – Bb – Cm – Gm – …
