CHORD LIBRARY

Play along When I Lie, chord by chord.

Chords of: When I Lie by: Lil Peep. (Emaj7, Abm7, Ab7, Ab) 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 “When I Lie”

“When I Lie” by Lil Peep is in Db Minor and runs at about 151 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 105 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Emaj7, Abm7, Ab7, Ab.

Abm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 3:57 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm7 → E → Abm7 → Ab → E/B → Ab → E/B → Abm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 13 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Db Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Abm70:4218%
Ab70:3012%
Ab0:2410%
Emaj70:2310%
F#7/A#0:177%
E/B0:156%
B60:156%
Abm0:136%

Chord progression, in order

Ab – Abm7 – E – Ab – Abm7 – Ab – E – B6 – Emaj7 – Ab – Abm – E/B – Ab – Abm7 – Ab – E/B – Ab – Abm7 – E/B – Ab – Abm – Emaj7 – Abm7 – Emaj7 – Abm7 – Emaj7 – Abm – Ab7 – F#7/A# – Ab7 – F# – Emaj7 – F#7/A# – Ab7 – F#7/A# – Abm – F# – Ab7 – Ab – F#7/A# – E6 – Eb7/G – E6 – Ebm7b5 – Em6 – Eb7 – C#7 – Ab – …