Chords of: This Is It by: Scotty McCreery. (Eb, C#, C#maj7, 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.
“This Is It” by Scotty McCreery is in Ab Major and runs at about 156 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 123 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb, C#, C#maj7, Ab.
Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 3:43 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm → Ab → C#maj7 → Cm → C#maj7 → Abmaj7 → C# → Eb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 6 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ab | 0:51 | 23% |
| C# | 0:42 | 19% |
| Eb | 0:41 | 19% |
| C#maj7 | 0:29 | 13% |
| Fm7 | 0:11 | 5% |
| C#6 | 0:07 | 3% |
| Bbm7 | 0:06 | 3% |
| Fm | 0:06 | 3% |
Abm – Ab – C#maj7 – Cm – Ab – C#maj7 – Ab – Abmaj7 – Fm7 – C# – Eb – Ab6 – C# – Eb – Fm7 – Cm7 – C# – Fm7 – Eb – Fm – C# – Bbm7 – Ab/Eb – Eb – Ab – Eb – Ab/C – C# – Ab – Eb – Ab/Eb – C# – Ab – Eb – Cm7 – C# – Ab – Eb – C#maj7 – C#6 – Fm7 – Eb – C#6 – Ab – C#maj7 – Cm – Fm – Ab – …
