Chords of: Never Leave by: Maverick City Music. (C#/G#, C#, Ab, C#/E#) 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.
“Never Leave” by Maverick City Music is in Ab Major and runs at about 76 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 299 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#/G#, C#, Ab, C#/E#.
C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 7:57 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G7 → F# → C# → C#6 → C#/G# → C# → C#/G# → C#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 13 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use G major shapes — the song stays in Ab Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C# | 1:45 | 22% |
| Ab | 1:11 | 15% |
| Bbm7 | 0:47 | 10% |
| F# | 0:47 | 10% |
| C#6 | 0:35 | 7% |
| F#maj7 | 0:31 | 7% |
| C#/E# | 0:29 | 6% |
| F#6 | 0:21 | 4% |
G7 – F# – C# – F# – C# – F# – C# – F# – C#6 – F#6 – C#6 – F#maj7 – C#/G# – F#/C# – C#/G# – F# – C#/G# – F#6 – C# – F#maj7 – C#/G# – F#6 – C# – F# – C#/G# – F# – C# – Bbm7 – Ab – F# – C# – Bbm7 – Ab – F# – C# – Bbm7 – Ab – F# – C# – Bbm – Ab – F#/C# – C#6 – F#/C# – C#6 – F#/C# – C# – F#/C# – …
