CHORD LIBRARY

Play along What You Did, chord by chord.

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.

About the chords of “What You Did”

“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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Cm71:2240%
Gm70:3115%
Abmaj70:2312%
Eb0:199%
Bb0:158%
Bb60:105%
Bb/D0:105%
Ab60:032%

Chord progression, in order

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 – …