CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Funk 55, chord by chord.

Chords of: Funk 55 by: Shakes, Les, DBN Gogo, Zee Nxumalo. (Bb6, Dm7, D7, F6) 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 “Funk 55”

“Funk 55” by Shakes, Les, DBN Gogo, Zee Nxumalo is in C Minor and runs at about 113 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 136 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb6, Dm7, D7, F6.

Dm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 6:13 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F6 → A6 → Dm7 → Bb6 → F6 → Bb6 → F6 → Bb6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Dm71:3626%
D71:0618%
F60:4512%
Bbmaj70:359%
Bb60:318%
Dm0:257%
D0:195%
G0:144%

Chord progression, in order

F6 – A6 – Dm7 – Bb6 – F6 – Bb6 – F6 – Bb6 – Dm7 – Bb – Dm7 – Bb6 – Dm7 – Bb6 – F6 – Bbmaj7 – Dm7 – Bb/D – D7 – Bbmaj7 – Dm7 – Gm7 – D7 – Gm7 – Dm7 – G7 – D – C/D – G7 – Gm – D7 – G – D – Am – Gm – Dm – Gm – Dm – D7 – C/D – Dm – D7 – D – Dm7 – Bb7/D – D7 – Dm – Am7 – …