CHORD LIBRARY

Play along TAKE 1, chord by chord.

Chords of: TAKE 1 by: Shiva. (Bmaj7, Ebmaj7, Bbmaj7, Cm) 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 “TAKE 1”

“TAKE 1” by Shiva is in C Minor and runs at about 182 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 59 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bmaj7, Ebmaj7, Bbmaj7, Cm.

Bmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 2:43 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G7 → F7 → Bbmaj7 → Bb → Bmaj7 → Ebmaj7 → D → Ebmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 10 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
Bmaj70:3521%
Ebmaj70:3018%
Cm0:2616%
Bbmaj70:1811%
G70:096%
Ab60:085%
Bb0:074%
Abmaj70:063%

Chord progression, in order

Cm – G7 – F#maj7 – Cm – Dm6 – Eb – Dm7 – Cm – Bm7b5 – F7 – Bbmaj7 – Bmaj7 – Bb – Bmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Fm7b5 – Ebmaj7 – D – Ebmaj7 – G7/B – Cm – G7/B – Cm – Fm7 – G7 – Cm – G7 – Ebmaj7 – G7 – Cm – Bb – G – Ebmaj7 – Cm – Ebmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Ab6 – Ebmaj7 – Cm7 – Abmaj7 – F6 – Cm – G7/B – Cm – Abm6 – Ebmaj7 – Ab6 – Abmaj7 – …