CHORD LIBRARY

Play along What It Feels Like, chord by chord.

Chords of: What It Feels Like by: Nipsey Hussle, JAY-Z. (E6, Amaj7, Abm7, 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.

About the chords of “What It Feels Like”

“What It Feels Like” by Nipsey Hussle, JAY-Z is in Db Minor and runs at about 90 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 33 different chords across 99 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E6, Amaj7, Abm7, C#6.

Amaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 4:31 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#6 → B/C# → C#m → Ebm → C# → C#6 → C#7 → Amaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 10 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
Amaj71:0624%
Abm70:4818%
C#60:2810%
B/A0:197%
Ebm7b5/Db0:145%
C#m70:135%
C#70:104%
C#0:104%

Chord progression, in order

F#6 – B/C# – C#m – Ebm – C# – Abm7 – C#m6 – Ebm7b5/Db – C#6 – B7 – C#7 – F#/G# – Amaj7 – Abm7 – Ebm7b5/Db – Bmaj7 – A6 – Abm – B/A – B/C# – C#6 – E6 – Amaj7 – B/A – Abm7 – Ebm7b5/Db – C# – Amaj7 – Ab7 – C#m7 – C#6 – Amaj7 – C#6 – F#7/A# – Amaj7 – Abm7 – C# – Abm7 – Ebm7b5/Db – Abm7 – Amaj7 – Abm7 – C#6 – C#m7 – Amaj7 – B/A – Abm7 – C#7 – …