Chords of: A Long Time by: Shannon K. (Dm7, Bbmaj7, Bb6, C6) 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.
“A Long Time” by Shannon K is in C Minor and runs at about 119 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 136 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dm7, Bbmaj7, Bb6, C6.
Dm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 2:36 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F/G → Dm7 → Bb6 → Bbmaj7 → F → Bbmaj7 → Dm7 → Bb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 11 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dm7 | 0:33 | 21% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:28 | 18% |
| Bb | 0:16 | 10% |
| F/C | 0:14 | 9% |
| F/G | 0:13 | 8% |
| Bb6 | 0:10 | 7% |
| Dm | 0:07 | 4% |
| C6 | 0:07 | 4% |
A7/C# – Dm7 – Bb – F/G – Dm7 – Bb – Gm7 – Dm7 – Bb6 – Dm7 – C – Em7b5/D – F – Gm7 – F/C – Dm7 – Bb – C/G – D7/F# – C7 – Dm7 – Bbmaj7 – F/G – Cmaj7 – Dm7 – Bbmaj7 – C – Dm7 – Bbmaj7 – F/G – Cm – Dm7 – Bb – F – Dm7 – Bb – Gm7 – Dm7b5/C – G/D – Bbmaj7 – Gm7 – F/G – Dm7 – Bb – Gm7 – F/C – Dm7 – Bb – …
