Chords of: Smile by: Nat King Cole. (Eb6, Fm7, Eb, Bb6) 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.
“Smile” by Nat King Cole is in Eb Major and runs at about 133 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 34 different chords across 77 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb6, Fm7, Eb, Bb6.
Fm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 2:46 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb → Ab/Bb → Gm → Eb → Bb6 → Cm → F#dim → Fm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 10 main chords with 13 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fm7 | 0:23 | 14% |
| Eb | 0:15 | 9% |
| Eb6 | 0:14 | 9% |
| Bb6 | 0:13 | 8% |
| C#7 | 0:11 | 6% |
| Cm7 | 0:09 | 6% |
| Eb/Bb | 0:08 | 5% |
| Gm | 0:07 | 4% |
Eb – Ebmaj7 – Ab/Bb – Gm – Eb – Bb6 – Cm – F#dim – Fm7 – Cm – Cmaj7 – Cm – Fm – Gm7b5/F – Fm7 – C#7 – Bb6 – Cm7 – Fm7 – G – Eb/Bb – Bbm6 – Eb6 – G – Eb6 – Gm – F#dim – Fm7 – C7 – Abmaj7 – Bbm – Fm7 – C#7 – Bbm – G7 – Fm7b5 – Eb – Cm7 – Fmaj7 – Eb/F – Fm – E – G6 – Ebmaj7 – Eb6 – Eb – Gm7 – Cm7 – …
