Chords of: People Were Shocked - A Korean Guy Playing Street Piano in Washington Square Park by: PianoplayerElijah. (C#, F#, Ab, Ab7) 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.
“People Were Shocked - A Korean Guy Playing Street Piano in Washington Square Park” by PianoplayerElijah is in Db Major and runs at about 143 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 149 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#, F#, Ab, Ab7.
C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 4:48 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab → Ab7 → Ab → C# → F#/C# → C# → F# → C#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C# | 1:34 | 33% |
| F# | 1:03 | 22% |
| Ab | 0:57 | 20% |
| Ab7 | 0:14 | 5% |
| F#/C# | 0:11 | 4% |
| Bbm | 0:10 | 3% |
| Abm | 0:07 | 2% |
| Bbm7 | 0:06 | 2% |
Ab – Ab7 – Ab – C# – F#/C# – C# – F# – C# – F#/C# – C# – Ab – C# – Ab – F# – C# – Abmaj7 – Bbm7 – F# – Ab – Ebm – Ab7 – C# – Ab – F#/C# – C# – Bbm7 – F#6 – Ab – Ebm – C#/D# – Ab – C# – F# – Ab – C# – Ab – Bbm – F# – C# – Ab – Fm7 – F# – Ebm – F# – Ab – C# – Ab – F# – …
