CHORD LIBRARY

Play along How Sweet, chord by chord.

Chords of: How Sweet by: NewJeans. (Emaj7, Bmaj7, Ebm, Ab6) 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 “How Sweet”

“How Sweet” by NewJeans is in Db Minor and runs at about 166 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 90 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Emaj7, Bmaj7, Ebm, Ab6.

Bmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 3:48 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dmaj7 → F#7 → Ebm7 → Ab → Abm → Bmaj7 → Ebm7 → Bbm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 14 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Db Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bmaj70:3114%
Ebm0:2812%
Ab60:188%
F#70:167%
Ebm70:156%
C#maj70:146%
C#60:136%
F#maj70:125%

Chord progression, in order

Dmaj7 – F#7 – Ebm7 – Bbm7 – Ab – Abm – C#m – Abm6 – Bmaj7 – Ebm7 – Bbm – C#maj7 – C#m – Abm – C# – Bmaj7 – F#6 – Am7b5 – Ebm – Ab6 – Abm7 – C#6 – Bmaj7 – Bbm – Ebm – Bbm7 – Ab6 – C#7 – C#6 – Bmaj7 – Ebm7 – C#maj7 – Abm – F# – C#7/E# – Bmaj7 – F#maj7 – Bbm7 – Cm7b5/Bb – C#maj7 – C# – C#m7 – Fm7b5/Eb – Bmaj7 – F#6 – Ebm – Ab6 – C#m7 – …