CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Zimzalabim, chord by chord.

Chords of: Zimzalabim by: Red Velvet. (Faug, F, F#maj7, Gm7) 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 “Zimzalabim”

“Zimzalabim” by Red Velvet is in F Major and runs at about 128 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 59 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Faug, F, F#maj7, Gm7.

F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 3:09 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fm → F → Gm7 → Bb6 → F → Bb → F#maj7 → Bb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

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

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F0:4524%
F#maj70:1910%
Gm70:1810%
F60:158%
Fm70:148%
Bb60:116%
F70:105%
Fmaj70:084%

Chord progression, in order

Fm – Cm – F – Gm7 – D/F# – Bb6 – F – C# – Gm7b5/F – Bb – Gmaj7 – F#maj7 – Bb – F – C# – F7 – Bb6 – F – F7 – C#/E# – Bb6 – F – Bb – F#maj7 – Bbmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Gmaj7 – F7 – F# – F7 – Fmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Fmaj7 – F# – Fmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Fmaj7 – C#maj7 – Eb6 – Bbm7 – Ab/Bb – Eb/Bb – Abmaj7 – Fm7 – F#/G# – Ab – C#maj7 – Ab – …