CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Be the Light, chord by chord.

Chords of: Be the Light by: Kim Jae-hwan. (Ab, F#, Bbm7, B) 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 “Be the Light”

“Be the Light” by Kim Jae-hwan is in B Major and runs at about 133 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 41 different chords across 121 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab, F#, Bbm7, B.

F# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 3:48 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F# → Ebm7 → C#/B → F# → Ebm7 → F# → Ebm7 → B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 10 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
F#0:3415%
Ab0:2310%
C#0:198%
Bbm70:167%
B0:135%
Cm70:115%
Fm70:104%
Ebm70:104%

Chord progression, in order

F# – C# – F# – C# – Ebm7 – C#/B – F# – C# – Ebm7 – F# – C# – Ebm7 – F# – C# – F# – Bmaj7 – B6 – F# – C# – Ebm7 – B – C# – F#/G# – Eb – Ab – Eb/G – Ebm – Ebm6 – F7 – Bbm7 – C# – Fm – Gm7 – Bbm – C7 – Fm7 – Ab – Dm7b5 – G7 – Cm7 – Fm7 – Bbm7 – Ab – Eb – F#6 – F7 – Bbm7 – C#/G# – …