Chords of: Tough by: Quavo, Lana Del Rey. (Abm, E, E6, Ebm7) 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.
“Tough” by Quavo, Lana Del Rey is in E Major and runs at about 169 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 124 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abm, E, E6, Ebm7.
Abm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 3:24 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm → Ebm → E → Abm → Ebm → E → Abm → Ebm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Abm | 0:35 | 17% |
| B | 0:22 | 11% |
| Ebm7 | 0:17 | 9% |
| E | 0:17 | 8% |
| E6 | 0:15 | 7% |
| Emaj7 | 0:12 | 6% |
| Ebm | 0:11 | 5% |
| C#7 | 0:08 | 4% |
E – B – Bbaug – Abm – Abmaj7 – Ebm – E – B – Bbaug – Abm – Ebmaj7 – Ebm – E – Abm – Ebm7 – E6 – F#/A# – Abm – C# – Ebm7 – E6 – B – Gm7b5 – Ab – Abm – C#7 – Abm – Ebm7 – E6 – B – Bbm – B – Abm7 – Ebm – B – Emaj7 – B – Bbm – Abm7 – Bbm7 – Ebm – B6 – Emaj7 – C#7 – B6 – Bbm7 – Abm – Ebm7 – …