Chords of: Live Before I Die by: Naughty Boy, Mike Posner. (Eb, Ab, Fm7, C#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.
“Live Before I Die” by Naughty Boy, Mike Posner is in Ab Major and runs at about 105 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 115 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb, Ab, Fm7, C#6.
Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 3:31 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C# → Ab → Fm7 → Eb6 → Bbm → Ab → Fm7 → Eb6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use G major shapes — the song stays in Ab Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ab | 0:45 | 22% |
| Fm7 | 0:35 | 16% |
| Eb | 0:27 | 13% |
| C#6 | 0:24 | 11% |
| C#maj7 | 0:18 | 9% |
| Eb6 | 0:16 | 7% |
| Fm | 0:12 | 6% |
| Ab6 | 0:08 | 4% |
C# – Ab – Fm7 – Eb6 – Bbm – C#maj7 – Ab – Fm7 – Eb6 – C#maj7 – Bbm – C# – Ab – Fm – Fm7b5 – Eb6 – Bmaj7 – C#maj7 – Bbm – Ab6 – Eb6 – Ab – C#6 – Ab – Fm – Eb6 – C#6 – Abmaj7 – Fm7 – Eb – C#maj7 – Bbm – Ab – Fm7 – Ebm – Ab – C#6 – Ab – Fm7 – Eb6 – C#6 – Ab – Fm7 – Eb – C#maj7 – Ab – Fm7 – Eb – …
