CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Why Now, chord by chord.

Chords of: Why Now by: Navy Kenzo. (Eb, F#, Abm7, 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.

About the chords of “Why Now”

“Why Now” by Navy Kenzo is in Db Major and runs at about 100 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 118 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb, F#, Abm7, F#6.

F# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 3:04 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm → F# → Bmaj7 → F#6 → Bmaj7 → Abm7 → Ebm7 → Abm. 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F#0:3117%
Abm0:2815%
Abm70:2614%
F#60:2111%
Ebm70:137%
Bmaj70:116%
Emaj70:074%
Ebm0:074%

Chord progression, in order

Abm – E – F# – Abm – E – F# – Abm – B – F# – Abm – B – F# – C# – Abm – E6 – F# – F#6 – Abm – E6 – F# – F#6 – Abm6 – Bb/Ab – Bmaj7 – Ab/Gb – F# – Abm7 – Bm – F#6 – Abm6 – Bmaj7 – Ab/Gb – F# – Abm7 – F#6 – Abm7 – Ebm7 – Abm – Ebm – C# – Abm – Emaj7 – F# – B/F# – Abm – Emaj7 – F# – Abm – …