CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Smile, chord by chord.

Chords of: Smile by: Phina. (C#maj7, Ab, Ab6, Eb7) 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 “Smile”

“Smile” by Phina is in Ab Major and runs at about 195 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 11 different chords across 102 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#maj7, Ab, Ab6, Eb7.

Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 2:08 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abmaj7 → Ab6 → Eb → C# → C#maj7 → Eb7 → Eb6 → Ab6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 10 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
Ab0:2116%
Eb0:2016%
C#60:1915%
C#0:1915%
C#maj70:1914%
Eb60:097%
Ab60:097%
Abmaj70:065%

Chord progression, in order

Abmaj7 – C#6 – Eb6 – Abmaj7 – C#6 – Eb – C#maj7 – Eb7 – Ab – C#6 – Eb – C#6 – Ab6 – C# – Eb – C#maj7 – Ab – C# – Eb – C# – Ab – C#6 – Eb6 – C#6 – Ab – C# – Eb – C#maj7 – Ab – C#maj7 – Eb7 – C#6 – Ab – C# – Eb – C#6 – Ab – C#maj7 – Eb6 – C# – Abmaj7 – C# – Eb – C#maj7 – Ab – C#maj7 – Eb6 – C# – …