Chords of: What You Did by: Mahalia. (Bb6, Cm7, Gm7, Abmaj7) 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.
“What You Did” by Mahalia is in C Minor and runs at about 62 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 103 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb6, Cm7, Gm7, Abmaj7.
Cm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 40% of the 3:23 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm7 → Gm7 → Bb → Cm7 → Bb → Gm7 → Abmaj7 → Cm7. 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 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cm7 | 1:22 | 40% |
| Gm7 | 0:31 | 15% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:23 | 12% |
| Eb | 0:19 | 9% |
| Bb | 0:15 | 8% |
| Bb6 | 0:10 | 5% |
| Bb/D | 0:10 | 5% |
| Ab6 | 0:03 | 2% |
Cm – Dm – Cm7 – Gm7 – Abmaj7 – Bb – Cm7 – Gm7 – Bb – Bb/D – Cm7 – Gm – Abmaj7 – F7 – Cm7 – Gm7 – Bb – Abmaj7 – Cm7 – Gm7 – Abmaj7 – Cm7 – Eb – Gm7 – Eb – Bb6 – Bb/D – Cm7 – Bb – Gm7 – Eb – Ab6 – Cm7 – Gm7 – Eb/Bb – Bb/D – Abmaj7 – Eb – Gm7 – Abmaj7 – Fm – Cm7 – Gm7 – Eb/Bb – Bb/D – Bb/F – Abmaj7 – Cm7 – …
