CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Count Me Out, chord by chord.

Chords of: Count Me Out by: Kendrick Lamar. (D, Cmaj7, Bb6, C6) 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 “Count Me Out”

“Count Me Out” by Kendrick Lamar is in C Minor and runs at about 130 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 80 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Cmaj7, Bb6, C6.

Cmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 2:28 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb6 → Ab7 → Am7 → Bm7 → Cmaj7 → Am7 → Bm7 → C6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 7 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
Cmaj70:3121%
Bb60:2618%
Bm70:1510%
C60:149%
Am70:139%
Em0:139%
Dmaj70:075%
Em70:043%

Chord progression, in order

Bb6 – Ab7 – Am7 – Bm7 – Cmaj7 – Emaj7 – Em – Dmaj7 – Am7 – Bm7 – C6 – A/E – D – A – Bm7 – C6 – F#m7b5/E – G/D – A6 – Em – Bmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Em7 – Dmaj7 – Am – Bm7 – Am – Cmaj7 – C6 – Em – Dmaj7 – Em – Bm – G/B – Cmaj7 – Em – Dmaj7 – Am7 – Bm7 – C6 – Em – D6 – Am7 – Bm – Cmaj7 – Em – D6 – Em – …