CHORD LIBRARY

Play along half of me, chord by chord.

Chords of: half of me by: Ken Hirai. (C#, Fm7, Bbm, F#) 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 “half of me”

“half of me” by Ken Hirai is in Bb Minor and runs at about 135 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 36 different chords across 84 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#, Fm7, Bbm, F#.

C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 2:08 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbm → F → C# → Eb7/G → F#maj7 → Ab7 → C# → F#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 11 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
C#0:1914%
Ab70:107%
Bbm0:097%
Fm70:097%
F#0:097%
F#60:076%
F#maj70:075%
F0:065%

Chord progression, in order

Bbm – F – C# – Eb7/G – F#maj7 – Ab7 – Gm – C# – F – F7 – Bbm – Eb – C# – F# – Ab7 – F#6 – Fm7 – Bbm – Ebm6 – F#maj7 – Cm7b5/Bb – Ab7 – Fm7 – Bbm7 – F#maj7 – Abm – B – F# – Ab7 – C# – F7 – C#/D# – Eb7 – C# – F# – Ab7/C – G – Fm7 – Bb7 – Ebm – Ab7 – C# – Fm7 – Bbm7 – Fm – F#6 – C# – F# – …