Chords of: Self by: Khalid. (C#, Amaj7, A, Ab7) 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.
“Self” by Khalid is in A Major and runs at about 144 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 109 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#, Amaj7, A, Ab7.
Amaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 3:46 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A → Cdim → A → Amaj7 → Ab7 → Amaj7 → Ab7 → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Amaj7 | 0:56 | 25% |
| A | 0:53 | 23% |
| Ab7 | 0:51 | 23% |
| Ab7/C | 0:18 | 8% |
| A6 | 0:16 | 7% |
| E6 | 0:05 | 2% |
| C#m | 0:04 | 2% |
| Ab | 0:04 | 2% |
A – Ab – A – Ab – Cdim – Ab – A – Amaj7 – Ab7 – Amaj7 – Ab7 – Amaj7 – Ab7 – Amaj7 – Ab7 – A – B/A – Amaj7 – Ab7 – Amaj7 – Abm – E6 – Ab7 – A – Ab7 – Amaj7 – C#m7 – Ab7/C – A – E6 – F#m – Ab7 – A – B – Ab7/C – A – Em6 – Ab – A – C#m – Ab7 – A6 – Adim – Ab7 – C#/G# – A – Ebdim – Amaj7 – …
