CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Why, chord by chord.

Chords of: Why by: Marioo. (Bbm6, Bbmaj7, Am, Am7) 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 “Why”

“Why” by Marioo is in D Minor and runs at about 114 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 49 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bbm6, Bbmaj7, Am, Am7.

Bbmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 2:37 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#dim → Am → Bbmaj7 → Am → Bbmaj7 → Am → Bbmaj7 → Am7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 6 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
Bbmaj70:5233%
Am0:3623%
Am70:1711%
Bb0:149%
D/A0:074%
Bbm7b50:064%
Dm0:043%
A70:043%

Chord progression, in order

C#dim – Am – G6 – Bbmaj7 – Am – Bbmaj7 – Bb6 – Am – Bbmaj7 – Gm7 – Am7 – Bbmaj7 – Bb7 – Am7 – Bb – Em – Dm – Bbmaj7 – D/A – Bbmaj7 – Am7 – Bbmaj7 – Bb6 – Am – Bbmaj7 – Am – Bbmaj7 – Bb6 – A – Bbm7b5 – Bb – Fmaj7 – A7 – Bbmaj7 – Am7 – Bbmaj7 – Am – D/A – Bbmaj7 – Am – Bbmaj7 – Eb/F – Am – Bb – Fmaj7 – Gm – Am – Bbmaj7 – …