CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Why Oh Why, chord by chord.

Chords of: Why Oh Why by: L.A.B.. (A/B, A, C#m, F#m) 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 “Why Oh Why”

“Why Oh Why” by L.A.B. is in A Major and runs at about 164 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 86 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A/B, A, C#m, F#m.

A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 37% of the 3:40 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A → C#m → F#m → C#m → A → C#m → F#m → C#m7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
A1:2137%
C#m0:4219%
E0:2311%
F#m0:219%
F#m70:157%
C#m70:105%
D0:094%
E60:084%

Chord progression, in order

A – C#m – F#m – C#m – A – C#m – F#m – F#dim – C#m7 – A – E – A – E – F#m – C#m7 – C#m – D – E6 – A – F#m7b5/E – A – C#m – F#m – Bm – F#dim – C#m7 – A – E – F#m – C#m – D – E – A – E – F#m7 – C#m – A – E6 – F#m7 – C#m – D – A – D/E – C#m – F#m – C#m7 – A – E – …