CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Drop The Bass, chord by chord.

Chords of: Drop The Bass by: Maher. (Em, Am7, Bbmaj7, Em7) 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 “Drop The Bass”

“Drop The Bass” by Maher is in D Minor and runs at about 127 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 201 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em, Am7, Bbmaj7, Em7.

Am7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 32% of the 4:30 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am7 → Am → F → G → Em → Am → Gmaj7 → Am. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Am71:2632%
Em70:249%
Gmaj70:249%
Bbmaj70:228%
Fmaj70:197%
Cmaj70:145%
Em0:114%
D70:093%

Chord progression, in order

Am7 – Cmaj7 – Fmaj7 – G6 – Am7 – Gmaj7 – Am7 – Em7 – Am7 – Gmaj7 – Am7 – Cmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Em7 – Am7 – Gmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Em7 – Am – Cmaj7 – Am7 – Gmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Em7 – Am7 – Gmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Em7 – Am7 – Cmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Em7 – C6 – Cmaj7 – Fmaj7 – G6 – Am7 – Gaug – Fmaj7 – Em – Am – F – G – Em – Am – F – Am – Gmaj7 – …