CHORD LIBRARY

Play along If You Ask Me What Love Is, chord by chord.

Chords of: If You Ask Me What Love Is by: Roy Kim. (D, C#, Ebm7, Ab) 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 “If You Ask Me What Love Is”

“If You Ask Me What Love Is” by Roy Kim is in Ab Major and runs at about 66 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 48 different chords across 145 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, C#, Ebm7, Ab.

C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 3:33 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C# → F# → C# → Ab → C# → Ebm7 → C# → Ab. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use G major shapes — the song stays in Ab Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#0:5928%
Ebm70:167%
Ab0:136%
D0:126%
F#0:115%
F#maj70:105%
Bbm70:105%
Ab/C0:073%

Chord progression, in order

C# – Bbm7 – F# – C#/E# – F#/A# – C# – F# – Ab/C – C# – Ab – F# – C# – F#maj7 – C# – Ebm7 – C# – Ab – F# – C# – F#maj7 – Ab7 – C#/E# – F#7 – Ab – Bbm7 – Ab – C#/E# – C#maj7 – F#m – C# – Ebm7 – Abm – B – F#/A# – C# – Ab/C – Bbm7 – Ab – C#/G# – F#maj7 – C# – Ebm7 – Abm – C#/G# – C# – Ab/C – Bbm7 – F# – …