Chords of: die first by: Nessa Barrett. (Abm, Abm7, B, F#) 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.
“die first” by Nessa Barrett is in Ab Minor and runs at about 183 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 94 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abm, Abm7, B, F#.
Abm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 2:57 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm → Eb7 → F# → C#7 → Abm → Ebm7 → C#7 → C#m. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in Ab Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Abm7 | 0:29 | 16% |
| F# | 0:29 | 16% |
| B | 0:24 | 14% |
| Ebm7b5/Db | 0:20 | 11% |
| Abm | 0:15 | 8% |
| Emaj7 | 0:07 | 4% |
| Eb | 0:07 | 4% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:07 | 4% |
Abm – Eb7 – Bmaj7 – Ab/Gb – F# – C#7 – Abm – Ebm7 – B/D# – Ab/Gb – F# – B/C# – C#7 – E – F# – Eb/Db – Abm – C#m – Emaj7 – Eb – B – F# – Ebm7b5/Db – Abm7 – B – F# – Ebm7b5/Db – Abm7 – B – F#m – B/F# – C#m – B/C# – Abm7 – B – F# – B/F# – C#m – Eb/Db – Abm7 – Emaj7 – F# – Ebm7b5/Db – Abm7 – E6 – Emaj7 – Eb – B – …
