CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Tattoo (Live), chord by chord.

Chords of: Tattoo (Live) by: NKI. (Abm7, Abm, C#m, 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 “Tattoo (Live)”

“Tattoo (Live)” by NKI is in Ab Minor and runs at about 198 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 73 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abm7, Abm, C#m, C#6.

Abm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 50% of the 2:37 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm → C#m7 → C#m → Abm → C#m → Abm → C#m → Abm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 5 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Abm1:1950%
C#m0:1812%
C#m70:1711%
C#60:1610%
Ebm70:053%
C#m60:043%
Abm70:042%
Bbm7b5/Ab0:032%

Chord progression, in order

Abm – Bbm7b5/Ab – Abm – C#m7 – Abm – C#m – Abm – C#m – Ab – C#6 – C#m7 – Abm – C#6 – C#m7 – F#6 – Abm – Bbm7 – Abm – Ebm7 – Abm – C#/D# – Emaj7 – C#6 – C#m7 – Abm – C#m7 – C#6 – C#m7 – Abm – C#m – Abm – C#6 – Abm – C#m7 – C#6 – C#m7 – Ebm – Abm – C#6 – Abm – C#m – C#6 – Abm7 – Bbm7 – Abm – C#6 – C#m7 – Abm – …