CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Tough, chord by chord.

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.

About the chords of “Tough”

“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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Abm0:3517%
B0:2211%
Ebm70:179%
E0:178%
E60:157%
Emaj70:126%
Ebm0:115%
C#70:084%

Chord progression, in order

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 – …