Chords of: Lighter (acoustic) by: Nathan Dawe. (Ab, C#, Ebm7, F#6) 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.
“Lighter (acoustic)” by Nathan Dawe is in Db Major and runs at about 95 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 87 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab, C#, Ebm7, F#6.
C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 2:40 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbm7b5 → C# → F#6 → F#maj7 → C#/D# → C# → F#maj7 → Ebm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| C# | 0:36 | 22% |
| Ebm7 | 0:30 | 19% |
| F#6 | 0:21 | 13% |
| Ab | 0:16 | 10% |
| Bbm7 | 0:13 | 8% |
| F#maj7 | 0:09 | 6% |
| C#m | 0:05 | 3% |
| C#/D# | 0:04 | 3% |
B/D# – F#m – Bbm7b5 – C# – F#6 – Ab – F#6 – Ebm7 – C#/E# – F#maj7 – Bbm7 – Ab – C#/D# – Ebm – C#/D# – C# – Ebm7 – C# – F#maj7 – Ebm7 – C# – F# – C#/G# – Ab – Ebm7 – C#/E# – F#6 – C#6 – Ebm7 – C#/E# – F#6 – C# – Ab – Ebm7 – C# – F#6 – C#6 – Ebm7 – C# – F#6 – C#/G# – Ab – Bmaj7 – F#maj7 – B6 – C7/E – Bbm7 – Ebm7b5 – …
