About the chords of “SWITCH”

“SWITCH” by Ryosuke Yamada is in Db Minor and runs at about 140 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 34 different chords across 95 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#m, Amaj7, C#, B6.

C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 13% of the 2:29 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m → F#m7 → C# → B → Abm7 → E/B → Amaj7 → F#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Db Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

Chord progression, in order

C#m – F#m7 – Abm – C#m – B7/D# – F#m – C# – F#/G# – E – Eb – C# – B7/D# – Amaj7 – Ab7 – C#7 – C#m – B – C#m – B/A – Amaj7 – Ab7 – Amaj7 – A6 – Abm7 – C#m7 – E/B – Amaj7 – Ab7 – F# – C# – F#m – F#6 – Abm7 – Abmaj7 – Amaj7 – Ab7 – B/C# – C#m – C# – Amaj7 – Abm7 – Abaug – Abm7 – C#m – B – C# – E6 – B6 – …

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