CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Remember the Time, chord by chord.

Chords of: Remember the Time by: Michael Jackson. (Abmaj7, F, Fm7, Cm7) 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 “Remember the Time”

“Remember the Time” by Michael Jackson is in C Minor and runs at about 107 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 45 different chords across 156 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abmaj7, F, Fm7, Cm7.

F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 9:10 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → F#m → Bb → C#m6 → Ab → F → Bb/F → F7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F1:2816%
Fm71:0311%
Cm70:478%
Bbm7b50:346%
F7/A0:244%
Bb/C0:244%
Bbm7b5/Ab0:224%
F70:194%

Chord progression, in order

F – F#m – Bb – C#m6 – Ab – F – Bb/F – F – F7 – F – F7 – F – Ebm – Bb/F – F – Cm7b5 – F#maj7 – F7 – F – C#7/E# – Dmaj7 – Abm7b5 – Fm7b5/Eb – Bmaj7 – Bb – C# – Ab – Bb – Ab7 – Em – F – C#m – Ab – F – Ab7 – F – F7 – Bb – C#7/E# – F#maj7 – F – F7 – F – D7/F# – F – Eb/F – Bbm7 – Dm7b5/C – …