Chords of: Night Changes by: One Direction. (Bb, Ab, Eb, F) 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.
“Night Changes” by One Direction is in Eb Major and runs at about 120 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 119 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb, Ab, Eb, F.
Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 3:56 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab → Fm7 → Ab → Ab/Bb → Ab → Fm7 → Ab → Ab/Bb. 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 D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ab | 1:00 | 26% |
| Eb | 0:37 | 16% |
| F | 0:27 | 11% |
| C#maj7 | 0:16 | 7% |
| Ab/Bb | 0:14 | 6% |
| Fm7 | 0:13 | 5% |
| Bb | 0:13 | 5% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:12 | 5% |
Ab – Fm7 – Ab – Ebm – Ab/Bb – Ab – Fm7 – Ab – Eb – Ab/Bb – C#maj7 – C#6 – Eb – Ab/Eb – Ebm – C#maj7 – Eb – Ab – Eb – C#maj7 – Eb – Ab – Eb/G – Fm7 – C#maj7 – Eb – C#maj7 – Eb – C#maj7 – Eb – Ab – Eb – Abmaj7 – Fm7 – C#maj7 – Eb – Ab – Bb – Ab/Bb – Ab – Eb – Ab/Bb – C# – C#6 – Eb – C# – Eb – C# – …
