CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Shawty, chord by chord.

Chords of: Shawty by: Plies. (Bm, Cmaj7, Bm7, Em7) 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 “Shawty”

“Shawty” by Plies is in C Major and runs at about 158 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 9 different chords across 119 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bm, Cmaj7, Bm7, Em7.

Cmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 47% of the 4:09 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cmaj7 → Bm7 → Cmaj7 → Bm7 → Cmaj7 → Bm7 → Cmaj7 → Bm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Cmaj71:5647%
Bm70:5924%
Em70:4418%
Bm0:156%
Em0:073%
Em60:042%
Em7b50:010%
C7/E0:010%

Chord progression, in order

Em – Cmaj7 – Bm7 – Em7 – Cmaj7 – Bm7 – Em7 – Cmaj7 – Bm7 – Em7 – Cmaj7 – Bm7 – Em7 – Cmaj7 – Bm7 – Em7 – Cmaj7 – Bm7 – Em – Cmaj7 – Bm – Cmaj7 – Bm – Em7b5 – Cmaj7 – Bm – Em7 – Cmaj7 – Bm – Em – Cmaj7 – Bm7 – Em7 – Cmaj7 – Bm7 – Cmaj7 – Bm7 – Em6 – Cmaj7 – Bm7 – Em7 – Cmaj7 – Bm7 – Em7 – Cmaj7 – Bm7 – Em7 – Cmaj7 – …