Chords of: Work It by: Missy Elliott. (C#m, F#dim, Cm7b5, Ab7/C) 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.
“Work It” by Missy Elliott is in Db Major and runs at about 102 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 51 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#m, F#dim, Cm7b5, Ab7/C.
F#dim is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 4:10 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#dim → Cm7b5 → F#m7b5 → Cm7b5 → F#dim → Ab7/C → F#dim → E7/G#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 12 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F#dim | 1:18 | 31% |
| Cm7b5 | 1:02 | 25% |
| Ab7/C | 0:19 | 8% |
| F#m7b5 | 0:18 | 7% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:13 | 5% |
| Cdim | 0:12 | 5% |
| D7/F# | 0:11 | 5% |
| C#/G# | 0:05 | 2% |
F#dim – Cm7b5 – D – F#m7b5 – Cm7b5 – F#dim – Ab7/C – F#dim – Fm – F#dim – E7/G# – Cm7b5 – D – F#m7b5 – Cm7b5 – C7/E – F#m7b5/E – F#dim – Cm7b5 – Am – Bbmaj7 – F#dim – Bb7 – Ab7/C – F#dim – Ab7/C – Cm7b5 – D – F#m7b5 – Cm7b5 – Fm – D7/F# – Fm – F#dim – Ebmaj7 – Cm7b5 – D7/F# – F#m7b5 – Cdim – Bm – C7/E – C#/G# – F#m – C7/E – Bbm6 – Abmaj7 – Cm7b5/Bb – C#/G# – …
