CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Lil Yea, chord by chord.

Chords of: Lil Yea by: Kevin Gates. (B, C#m7, C#m, Abm7) 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 “Lil Yea”

“Lil Yea” by Kevin Gates is in B Major and runs at about 79 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 114 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B, C#m7, C#m, Abm7.

C#m7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 3:52 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#7 → Abm7 → C#m7 → Abm7 → C#m7b5 → C#7 → C#m → B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A major shapes — the song stays in B Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#m70:5423%
Abm70:5022%
C#m0:4519%
B0:188%
F#0:125%
C#m7b50:104%
Emaj70:063%
Ab7/C0:052%

Chord progression, in order

C#7 – C#m7b5/B – Abm7 – C#m7b5/B – C#m7 – Abm7 – Bmaj7 – C#m7b5 – Dm7b5 – E6 – Abm7b5 – C#m7b5 – C#7 – E – Abm7 – C#m – B – C#m – Amaj7 – B – C#m7 – Abm7 – C#m7 – Abm7 – C#m7 – Abm7 – B – C#m7 – Abm7 – C#m7 – Abm7 – B – C#m7 – Abm7 – Ab – B – C#m – F# – Abm7 – C#m – B – E – B6 – C#m – F# – C#/G# – F# – C#m – …