Chords of: History by: Luis Brown. (Eb7/G, F#7, Ab7, C#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.
“History” by Luis Brown is in Db Major and runs at about 197 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 119 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb7/G, F#7, Ab7, C#m.
Ab7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 2:31 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m → E/F# → C#maj7 → F#7 → Ab → C#maj7 → C#m → F#7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ab7 | 0:25 | 17% |
| F#7 | 0:24 | 16% |
| C#m | 0:15 | 10% |
| F# | 0:14 | 9% |
| E | 0:09 | 6% |
| C#maj7 | 0:07 | 5% |
| F#m | 0:06 | 4% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:06 | 4% |
C#m – Abm – F#7 – E/F# – Abmaj7 – Am6 – C#maj7 – E – Bmaj7 – F#7 – Ab – C#maj7 – C#m – Bmaj7 – F#7 – E – Ab7 – A6 – Ab7 – E – F# – E – Ab – Bmaj7 – F#7 – Ab7 – A6 – Ab7 – F# – C#m – F#6 – Ab7 – F# – C#m7 – F# – Ab7 – F#7 – Ab7 – E/G# – F#m – E – F# – C#m – F#6 – E/F# – Ab7 – Abaug – F#m – …
