CHORD LIBRARY

Play along SOFTLY, chord by chord.

Chords of: SOFTLY by: Shashl. (Abm7, Emaj7, E6, E) 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 “SOFTLY”

“SOFTLY” by Shashl is in E Major and runs at about 106 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 114 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abm7, Emaj7, E6, E.

Abm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 41% of the 3:10 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → Abm7 → Emaj7 → Abm7 → E → Abm7 → Emaj7 → Abm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Abm71:1841%
Emaj70:2312%
E60:2011%
F#60:1910%
F#0:137%
E0:126%
B0:074%
B60:074%

Chord progression, in order

Abm7 – F# – B6 – E – B6 – F# – Abm7 – F#6 – Emaj7 – B – F#6 – Abm7 – F# – E – F#6 – Abm7 – F# – Bmaj7 – Emaj7 – B – F#6 – Abm7 – E6 – F#m7b5/E – B6 – F#6 – Abm7 – F#7 – B6 – E6 – B – F#6 – Abm7 – Emaj7 – Abm7 – E6 – F#6 – Abm7 – F#6 – B/F# – E – B – F#6 – Abm7 – C#dim – Abm7 – F# – B – …