CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Yao Ming, chord by chord.

Chords of: Yao Ming by: Mikael Gabriel, Nublu. (D7, Fmaj7, Bbmaj7, F) 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 “Yao Ming”

“Yao Ming” by Mikael Gabriel, Nublu is in F Major and runs at about 144 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 33 different chords across 78 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D7, Fmaj7, Bbmaj7, F.

Fmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 2:57 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm → Fmaj7 → F → D7 → Aaug → F → G7 → Bbmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Fmaj70:3822%
Bbmaj70:2816%
F0:1911%
F60:137%
Aaug0:106%
Dm0:106%
Gmaj70:095%
G70:063%

Chord progression, in order

Aaug – Dm – G – Fmaj7 – Bb6 – Aaug – F – Fmaj7 – D7 – Aaug – C#m7b5/B – G6 – F – G7 – Bbmaj7 – A7 – F – G/F – Bbmaj7 – F – A7 – Fmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Aaug – Fmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – A – Fmaj7 – Aaug – Fmaj7 – Bbm7b5 – F6 – A/G – G7 – G – Dmaj7 – Dm – Em7b5 – Bbmaj7 – A6 – F6 – Fmaj7 – F# – Aaug – Fmaj7 – Bb6 – Gdim – Cm7b5/Bb – …