CHORD LIBRARY

Play along We Can Do Better, chord by chord.

Chords of: We Can Do Better by: Matt Simons. (Ab, Ab6, Fm, C#maj7) 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 “We Can Do Better”

“We Can Do Better” by Matt Simons is in F Minor and runs at about 181 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 121 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab, Ab6, Fm, C#maj7.

Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 2:56 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab6 → Ab → C# → Eb → C#maj7 → Ab → C#maj7 → Eb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in F Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Ab0:4224%
Fm0:3218%
Eb0:2212%
Eb60:159%
Ab60:148%
C#0:137%
C#maj70:127%
Fm70:095%

Chord progression, in order

Bbm – Ab6 – C7/E – Gdim – Ab – C7/E – C# – Fm – Bb – Abmaj7 – C# – Fm – Eb – C#maj7 – Ab – Eb – C#maj7 – Eb – C# – Ab – Fm – Fm7b5/Eb – C# – Ab – Fm – Eb – C#maj7 – Ab – Fm – Eb6 – C#6 – Ab – Fm – Eb6 – C#6 – Ab – Fm – Eb6 – C#6 – Ab – Fm – Eb – C# – Ab – Eb – Ab/Eb – Fm – C# – …