CHORD LIBRARY

Play along What Would Have Been, chord by chord.

Chords of: What Would Have Been by: PSY. (Eb, Cm7, Abmaj7, Fm7) 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 “What Would Have Been”

“What Would Have Been” by PSY is in Eb Major and runs at about 100 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 35 different chords across 144 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb, Cm7, Abmaj7, Fm7.

Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 3:57 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm7 → Bbm7 → Abmaj7 → Eb6 → Fm7b5 → Ebmaj7 → G7 → Cm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 14 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Eb0:3314%
Abmaj70:3013%
Cm70:2912%
Fm70:2511%
G70:156%
Eb/G0:146%
Bb70:146%
Bbm70:136%

Chord progression, in order

Cm7 – Eb – Dm7b5 – Abmaj7 – G7 – Cm7 – Bb – Bbm7 – Abmaj7 – Fm7 – Eb6 – Fm7b5 – Ab/Bb – Bb7 – Ebmaj7 – G7 – Gmaj7 – Cm7 – F#maj7 – Eb – Abmaj7 – Eb – Fm7 – Cm7b5/Bb – Bb6 – Eb – Fm6 – G7 – Cm7 – Ab – Bbm6 – Bmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Eb/G – Fm7 – Eb/F – Cm7 – Bb7 – Eb – Fm6 – G7 – Cm7 – Bbm7 – Gm7b5/F – Abmaj7 – Eb/G – Fm7 – Ab/Bb – …