CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Side, chord by chord.

Chords of: Side by: NLE Choppa. (C#6, Ab, Bb, C#maj7) 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 “Side”

“Side” by NLE Choppa is in Ab Major and runs at about 170 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 84 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#6, Ab, Bb, C#maj7.

Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 2:33 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F7 → Ab → C#maj7 → Abmaj7 → F#maj7 → Fm7 → Ab → Gm7b5/F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 10 main chords with 12 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use G major shapes — the song stays in Ab Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Ab0:2215%
C#60:1711%
Ab60:1510%
Fm0:1510%
C#maj70:149%
Bb0:128%
F70:117%
Bbm0:096%

Chord progression, in order

F7 – Fm – Ab – C#6 – C#maj7 – Fm7 – Abmaj7 – F#maj7 – Fm – Fm7 – Ab – C#6 – Fm7 – Gm7b5/F – Ab – Gm7b5/F – Ab6 – C#6 – Fm – Ab – Bbm – Gm7 – Ab – Bbm – F7 – Abmaj7 – Bb7 – C#maj7 – Bb – Ab6 – Bb7/D – F – C#6 – Ab6 – Bb – Fm – Bb – Fm – Bb – Ab – Cm7 – Ab6 – Gm7b5/F – Abmaj7 – C#6 – Gm7b5/F – Ab6 – Bbm – …