CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Hula Hoop, chord by chord.

Chords of: Hula Hoop by: Kennyon Brown. (Ab6, Abmaj7, Ab, Fm7) 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 “Hula Hoop”

“Hula Hoop” by Kennyon Brown is in Ab Major and runs at about 105 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 92 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab6, Abmaj7, Ab, Fm7.

Abmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 2:38 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C# → Eb → C#maj7 → Abmaj7 → Fm7 → C#6 → Ebmaj7 → Ab6. 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 G major shapes — the song stays in Ab Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Abmaj70:2818%
Ab0:2617%
Fm70:2013%
Eb0:1912%
C#0:149%
Eb60:127%
C#maj70:095%
Ab60:064%

Chord progression, in order

C# – Eb – Ab – Cm7 – Fm7 – Gm7b5/F – Cm6 – C#maj7 – Ab/Eb – Eb – Abmaj7 – Fm7 – C – C#6 – Ebmaj7 – Ab6 – C# – Eb – Ab – Eb – Ab – C# – Eb6 – Abmaj7 – Eb6 – Abmaj7 – C# – Eb – Abmaj7 – Fm7 – Cm – C# – Fm – Eb6 – Ab – Abmaj7 – C# – Abmaj7 – C#maj7 – Eb6 – Bbm7 – Abmaj7 – Bb/Ab – Fm7 – F – Ab – C# – Ab – …