Chords of: Thrift Shop by: Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, Wanz. (C#7, Abm6, Abm, Emaj7) 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.
“Thrift Shop” by Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, Wanz is in Ab Minor and runs at about 95 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 69 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#7, Abm6, Abm, Emaj7.
Abm6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 3:29 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#maj7 → Abm → B6 → C#7 → Ab6 → Abm → Ab → C#m. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 11 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in Ab Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Abm6 | 0:56 | 27% |
| Abm | 0:29 | 14% |
| Emaj7 | 0:18 | 9% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:14 | 7% |
| C# | 0:10 | 5% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:10 | 5% |
| Ab | 0:10 | 5% |
| C#/G# | 0:09 | 4% |
C#maj7 – Abm – B6 – C#7 – Ab6 – Emaj7 – Bb7 – Abm – Dmaj7 – Ab – Abm – C#m – Ab – Abm6 – Abmaj7 – Abm7 – Emaj7 – Abm6 – C#/G# – Ab – Bb7 – Bm – C# – Eb – F# – C#/G# – Abm – C#/G# – Abm6 – Abmaj7 – F#7 – Gm7 – Abm6 – Abm7 – Fm – Emaj7 – Dmaj7 – Fm7 – F#6 – Emaj7 – Ebm7b5/Db – Abm6 – C#maj7 – Abm6 – Emaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Bbm – Ab – …
