CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Smile Boy, chord by chord.

Chords of: Smile Boy by: Roy Kim. (Em, E, B6, Bbm) 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 “Smile Boy”

“Smile Boy” by Roy Kim is in Ab Minor and runs at about 144 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 41 different chords across 119 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em, E, B6, Bbm.

E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 9% of the 3:05 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C# → A → C# → C#7 → A → C# → B6 → Bbm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in Ab Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
E0:179%
A0:137%
B60:137%
Bbm0:116%
Amaj70:116%
C#0:105%
C#m0:105%
F#70:095%

Chord progression, in order

C# – Bbm – A – C# – C#7 – Bb – A – C# – B6 – Bbm – Amaj7 – C# – Bm6 – Fm7b5 – Bbm – Amaj7 – F7 – C#maj7 – Bbm – Eb – Abmaj7 – Bmaj7 – E – B/D# – C#m – E7 – Amaj7 – Abm – Gm6 – F#m – E/B – A – B/D# – Abm – C#m – E – Amaj7 – E/G# – F#7 – B6 – C#m – F# – A – Cmaj7 – C# – B6 – Bbm7 – Amaj7 – …