Chords of: Drag Me Down by: One Direction. (C, Cm7, Abmaj7, Cm) 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.
“Drag Me Down” by One Direction is in C Minor and runs at about 138 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 113 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, Cm7, Abmaj7, Cm.
Cm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 3:09 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm7 → Abmaj7 → C7/E → Ab → C7/E → Cm → Abmaj7 → Cm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cm7 | 0:44 | 23% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:35 | 19% |
| Cm | 0:21 | 11% |
| Bb | 0:16 | 8% |
| Bb6 | 0:14 | 7% |
| F6 | 0:13 | 7% |
| C7/E | 0:09 | 5% |
| C | 0:09 | 5% |
Cm7 – C – Gm7 – Abmaj7 – C7/E – Ab – C7/E – Cm – Abmaj7 – Bb6 – Fm7 – Cm7 – Abmaj7 – Gm – F – Cm7 – Abmaj7 – Bb6 – Fm7 – Cm – Abmaj7 – Bb – Bb6 – Fm7 – Cm – Abmaj7 – Bb6 – Fm7 – Cm – Abmaj7 – Bb6 – F – Eb6 – F – C – Gm7 – Abmaj7 – Bb – F6 – Bb – Cm7 – C – Abmaj7 – Bb – F6 – Bb – C – Cm7 – …
