Chords of: I Call It Love by: Lionel Richie. (C#, Fm7, Abmaj7, Ab/Bb) 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.
“I Call It Love” by Lionel Richie is in Db Major and runs at about 184 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 140 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#, Fm7, Abmaj7, Ab/Bb.
Fm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 3:15 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fm7 → Eb → Ab/Bb → Eb7 → Fm7 → Ab → Ab/Bb → Eb7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 12 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fm7 | 0:38 | 20% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:32 | 17% |
| Ab/Bb | 0:23 | 12% |
| Eb | 0:20 | 10% |
| C#maj7 | 0:19 | 10% |
| Eb6 | 0:10 | 5% |
| Eb7 | 0:09 | 5% |
| Ab | 0:08 | 4% |
C#maj7 – Abmaj7 – Fm7 – Eb – Ab/Bb – Eb7 – C#maj7 – Abmaj7 – Fm7 – Eb7 – Abm – C#maj7 – Abmaj7 – C#6 – Fm7 – Eb7 – Ab – Abmaj7 – Fm7 – Eb6 – Ab/Bb – Eb7 – C#maj7 – Eb – Fm7 – Eb6 – Ab – C#maj7 – Abmaj7 – Eb/Db – Fm7 – Eb7 – C#6 – Eb/Db – Fm7 – Eb – Ab/Bb – Eb7/G – Ab – Eb – C# – Gdim – Abmaj7 – Fm7 – Eb – C#maj7 – Abmaj7 – Fm7 – …
