Chords of: Pretender by: Official髭男dism. (Ab, Fm7, C#maj7, Bb7) 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.
“Pretender” by Official髭男dism is in Ab Major and runs at about 184 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 40 different chords across 177 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab, Fm7, C#maj7, Bb7.
Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 5:11 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab → Fm7 → Bbm7 → Ab → Fm7 → Bbm7 → Ab → Abmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 11 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ab | 1:02 | 20% |
| Fm7 | 0:49 | 16% |
| C#maj7 | 0:28 | 9% |
| Bb7 | 0:20 | 6% |
| Eb | 0:17 | 6% |
| Bbm7 | 0:15 | 5% |
| Cm7 | 0:14 | 4% |
| Ab6 | 0:13 | 4% |
Ab – Bb7/D – C7 – Fm7 – Bbm7 – Ab6 – Ab – Eb/G – C7 – Fm7 – Bbm7 – Ab – C#/G# – Abmaj7 – C7 – Fm7 – Bb7 – Bbm7 – Fm – C# – C#/D# – Abmaj7 – C7 – Fm7 – Bb7 – Bbm7 – Ab6 – Ab – C#maj7 – C7 – Em6 – Fm7 – Eb – C#6 – Ab – C# – C – Em6 – Fm7 – Eb6 – Dm7b5 – C#maj7 – C – E6 – Fm7 – C# – Ab7 – C – …
