CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Auntie Diaries, chord by chord.

Chords of: Auntie Diaries by: Kendrick Lamar. (Ebm, Gm, Ab6, Bb6) 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 “Auntie Diaries”

“Auntie Diaries” by Kendrick Lamar is in C Minor and runs at about 96 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 39 different chords across 176 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ebm, Gm, Ab6, Bb6.

Gm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 4:29 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gm → Ab6 → Gm → Ab6 → Gm → Ab6 → Fm7b5 → C7. 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Gm0:4015%
Ab60:4015%
Bb60:238%
Bb0:228%
Bmaj70:155%
Fm70:145%
Cmaj70:135%
C70:124%

Chord progression, in order

Ab6 – Gm – Ab6 – B7 – Gm – Ab6 – Bmaj7 – Gm – Ab6 – Cmaj7 – Gm – Ab6 – Bmaj7 – Gm – Cm7 – Fm7b5 – C7 – Gm – Bmaj7 – Ab6 – G7/B – Gm – Bmaj7 – Fm7 – Cm7b5/Bb – Bmaj7 – C#maj7 – Bmaj7 – C7 – Bmaj7 – Gm – Fm7b5 – C7 – Gm – Cmaj7 – Ab6 – Bmaj7 – C7 – Fm7 – Bbm6 – Gm – C#6 – Abm6 – Bbmaj7 – G/B – Gm – Bm7 – Bb7 – …