CHORD LIBRARY

Play along It Was Love, chord by chord.

Chords of: It Was Love by: Maria Mena. (C#, Bbm7, Bbm, F#) 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 “It Was Love”

“It Was Love” by Maria Mena is in Bb Minor and runs at about 92 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 11 different chords across 58 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#, Bbm7, Bbm, F#.

C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 41% of the 3:52 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C# → Bbm → C#/G# → F#6 → C# → Bbm7 → C#/G# → C#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 11 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Bb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#1:3641%
Bbm70:3113%
C#/G#0:209%
Bbm0:198%
F#0:198%
F#60:188%
Ab0:167%
F#maj70:104%

Chord progression, in order

C# – Bbm – C#/G# – F#6 – C# – Bbm7 – C#/G# – F# – F#6 – C# – F#maj7 – F#6 – C# – F# – Ab – C#/G# – C# – Bbm7 – F# – F#6 – F#maj7 – C#/G# – Ab6 – C#/G# – C# – Bbm7 – F#maj7 – C#/G# – C# – Bbm – C# – F# – C# – Bbm – Ab – F#6 – C# – Bbm7 – F# – F#6 – F# – C#/G# – Ab – C#/G# – C# – Bbm7 – F# – F#6 – …