CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Is It a Crime, chord by chord.

Chords of: Is It a Crime by: Mariah the Scientist, Kali Uchis. (Fm, F#6, F#, Ebm7) 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 “Is It a Crime”

“Is It a Crime” by Mariah the Scientist, Kali Uchis is in Db Major and runs at about 90 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 96 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fm, F#6, F#, Ebm7.

F#6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 3:20 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab7/C → C → F# → Ebm → F# → Ebm → C# → F#6. 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 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F#60:4020%
F#0:3216%
Ebm70:2814%
C#0:2412%
F#maj70:2211%
Bbm0:136%
Ebm0:116%
C0:052%

Chord progression, in order

Ab7/C – C – F# – Ebm – Bbm – Ab6 – C# – F# – Ebm – Bbm – Ab6 – C# – F#6 – F#maj7 – Ebm7 – Bbm – Ab6 – C# – F# – Ebm7 – Bbm7 – Ab – C#6 – F#6 – F# – Ebm7 – Bbm7 – Ab – C# – F#6 – F#maj7 – Ebm7 – Bbm – C# – F#6 – Ebm7 – Bbm – C# – F#6 – Ebm7 – Bbm7 – C# – F#maj7 – F#6 – C#/D# – Ebm – Bbm7 – Fm – …