CHORD LIBRARY

Play along I'm Just Ken, chord by chord.

Chords of: I'm Just Ken by: Ryan Gosling. (Bb, Ab, C#, Em) 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 “I'm Just Ken”

“I'm Just Ken” by Ryan Gosling is in Ab Minor and runs at about 70 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 42 different chords across 117 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb, Ab, C#, Em.

Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 13% of the 3:50 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F# → B → C#m7b5/B → F# → E → Abm → F# → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 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
Ab0:3013%
Em0:2511%
C#0:2511%
Eb0:2310%
E0:146%
F#0:125%
Bb0:094%
Cm70:073%

Chord progression, in order

F# – B – C#m7b5/B – F# – Bmaj7 – F# – E – E6 – Abm – B – Emaj7 – Edim – E – Bbm7b5 – F# – Ebm – B – E – E6 – Abm – B – E – B – E – Edim – E – C#7 – C – Bbm – Bbm7 – C# – Ab – F#6 – Ab7/C – C# – Bbm – Bbm7 – C# – C#/D# – Ab – F#6 – C# – Ab – Abm7 – F#/G# – Ab – Abm7 – F#/G# – …