Chords of: By Tonight by: NoCap. (Ab6, Eb, Bb6, Ebmaj7) 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.
“By Tonight” by NoCap is in Eb Major and runs at about 171 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 156 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab6, Eb, Bb6, Ebmaj7.
Bb6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 3:19 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm7 → Eb → Bb6 → Ebmaj7 → Bb6 → Ebmaj7 → Gm → Eb7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 12 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bb6 | 0:32 | 16% |
| Eb | 0:31 | 16% |
| C7 | 0:24 | 12% |
| Ab6 | 0:18 | 9% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:17 | 8% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:14 | 7% |
| Gm | 0:12 | 6% |
| Eb7 | 0:10 | 5% |
F/C – Cm7 – Fm – Eb – Bb/C – Eb – Bb6 – Ab – Eb – C7 – Eb – Bb7 – Ab – Eb – C7 – Bb6 – Abmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Fm – Bb6 – Ab6 – Ebmaj7 – C7 – Gm – Abmaj7 – Eb7 – C7 – Gm – Abmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – C7 – Gm – Bb – Ab – Eb – C7 – Bb6 – Ab6 – Eb7 – C7 – Bb6 – Ab6 – Ebmaj7 – Dm7b5/C – Bb/C – Bb6 – Abmaj7 – Eb – …
