CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Crown, chord by chord.

Chords of: Crown by: Kendrick Lamar. (F#, F#m, F#maj7, C#m7) 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 “Crown”

“Crown” by Kendrick Lamar is in Db Major and runs at about 85 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 103 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#, F#m, F#maj7, C#m7.

F#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 4:11 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F# → F#6 → F#m7 → F# → F#7 → F# → F#6 → C#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 11 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F#m0:5321%
F#0:3815%
F#maj70:3514%
Emaj70:239%
C#m70:229%
F#60:198%
F#70:146%
Amaj70:146%

Chord progression, in order

F# – F#6 – C# – F# – F#6 – F#m7 – F# – F#6 – F#m7 – F#7 – F# – F#6 – F#m7 – F#6 – C# – F#6 – Ab7 – F# – F#6 – F#7 – F#m – F#maj7 – F#m – F#maj7 – F#m – C#m7 – Em7 – F#m7 – F# – C#m7 – G6 – F#m – F#maj7 – F#m – F#6 – F#m – F#6 – F#m – F#6 – C#m7 – Em – F#m – F#maj7 – F#m – F#maj7 – F#m – F#6 – F#m6 – …