CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Rub a líc, chord by chord.

Chords of: Rub a líc by: Sebastian. (Ab, Eb, Cm7, Ab6) 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 “Rub a líc”

“Rub a líc” by Sebastian is in Eb Major and runs at about 127 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 92 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab, Eb, Cm7, Ab6.

Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 61% of the 3:54 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb → Ab → Eb → Cm7 → Eb → Cm7 → Eb → Ab6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Eb2:2461%
Cm70:2410%
Ab60:115%
Bb0:115%
Bb60:094%
Abmaj70:073%
Ab0:063%
Ebmaj70:063%

Chord progression, in order

Eb – Gm7 – Eb – Bb/Ab – Eb – Ab6 – Bb/C – Cm7 – Bb6 – Eb – Ab – Bb7 – Eb – Gm7 – Eb – Ab6 – Eb – Cm7 – Bb – Eb – Bb/Ab – Ab – Eb – Cm7 – Bb6 – Eb – Ab6 – Eb – Ab6 – Cm7 – Eb/Bb – Abmaj7 – Ab6 – Eb – Cm7 – Ebmaj7 – Eb – Cm7 – Bb/D – Eb – Bb – Cm7 – Ebmaj7 – Eb – Gm7 – Eb6 – Bb – Cm7 – …