CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Should've Ducked, chord by chord.

Chords of: Should've Ducked by: Lil Durk. (B, Cmaj7, Em, Em7) 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 “Should've Ducked”

“Should've Ducked” by Lil Durk is in E Minor and runs at about 145 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 35 different chords across 88 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B, Cmaj7, Em, Em7.

Cmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 3:12 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em → Cmaj7 → B7 → Em → Cmaj7 → Em → E → C7. 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 — E Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Cmaj70:4423%
Em0:2915%
Em70:179%
Emaj70:168%
C60:115%
E0:095%
Abmaj70:095%
Gmaj70:053%

Chord progression, in order

Em – Cmaj7 – B7 – Em – Cmaj7 – Em – E – C7 – Cmaj7 – E – Edim – E – Cmaj7 – Am6 – C7/E – Cmaj7 – Edim – Cmaj7 – A/B – E – Cmaj7 – Em – E – Cmaj7 – Em6 – E7 – C6 – A6 – Em6 – Emaj7 – Cmaj7 – Em – A – Cmaj7 – F/C – B7 – Em – Bmaj7 – Cm7 – Ab7/C – Cm6 – B7 – Em – E – Am – Emaj7 – Em7 – C6 – …