CHORD LIBRARY

Play along When I Was Little, chord by chord.

Chords of: When I Was Little by: Potter Payper. (Em7b5, C#maj7, Fm, Eb6) 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 “When I Was Little”

“When I Was Little” by Potter Payper is in F Minor and runs at about 186 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 60 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em7b5, C#maj7, Fm, Eb6.

C#maj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 3:46 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gmaj7 → G6 → C#maj7 → C# → Bb → F → Eb → C#maj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in F Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#maj71:0730%
Fm0:3013%
Eb60:209%
Ebm60:146%
Bb0:115%
C60:094%
F0:094%
C#0:073%

Chord progression, in order

Gmaj7 – F#maj7 – E7/G# – F#maj7 – G6 – C#maj7 – C# – Bb – F – Eb – C#maj7 – Fm – F#maj7 – Fm – C – Ebm6 – C#maj7 – Fm – Eb6 – C#maj7 – C – Bbm – C/Bb – B/C# – C#maj7 – Fm – Eb6 – C#maj7 – Bbm7 – Fm – C#7/E# – Ebm6 – C#maj7 – Fm – Ebm6 – Bm7b5 – Ebm6 – C#maj7 – Bb – C#maj7 – F7 – C7 – C#maj7 – Bbm7 – C#maj7 – Fm6 – Eb6 – C# – …