CHORD LIBRARY

Play along THE DAY, chord by chord.

Chords of: THE DAY by: Porno Graffitti. (Amaj7, Ab7, C#m7, Ab) 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 “THE DAY”

“THE DAY” by Porno Graffitti is in Db Minor and runs at about 177 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 35 different chords across 172 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Amaj7, Ab7, C#m7, Ab.

C#m7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 4:07 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m → Abm → E6 → C#m7 → Ab7 → Eb7 → Ab7 → Ab. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 12 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Db Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#m70:4719%
Ab70:3715%
B0:218%
Amaj70:167%
C#m0:135%
B70:114%
Ab0:114%
F#m70:114%

Chord progression, in order

C#m – Bbmaj7 – C#m7 – B6 – C#m7 – B7 – F#m7 – E – F#/G# – Amaj7 – Ab7 – C# – Eb7 – E6 – F# – Abm – E6 – Abm – C#m7 – B – C#m – B – C#m7 – B – Amaj7 – Ab7 – C#m7 – B – C#m7 – B – C#m7 – B – Amaj7 – Ab7 – Ab6 – C# – C#m – Ab7 – Eb7 – Ab7 – Fmaj7 – Caug – C# – Ab – C#m7 – B7 – C#m7 – B7 – …