CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Marathon, chord by chord.

Chords of: Marathon by: Skrapz. (Abmaj7, Abm, B6, Ab) 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 “Marathon”

“Marathon” by Skrapz is in Ab Minor and runs at about 103 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 56 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abmaj7, Abm, B6, Ab.

Abm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 2:02 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm → Abmaj7 → Cmaj7 → Ab7 → B6 → Abmaj7 → B6 → Abm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in Ab Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Abm0:2722%
Abmaj70:2319%
Ab0:1714%
B60:1714%
Bmaj70:1411%
Cmaj70:087%
Ab70:033%
Abm70:032%

Chord progression, in order

Abm – Ab – Bb7 – Abm – Abmaj7 – Bmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Bmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Bmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Ab7 – Bmaj7 – Caug – B6 – Abmaj7 – B6 – C7 – Abm – C7 – Bmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Bb7 – Abm – Ebm6 – Abm7 – Abmaj7 – Bmaj7 – Caug – Bmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Bmaj7 – C#7 – Cmaj7 – Ab – Bmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Bmaj7 – Abmaj7 – B6 – Ab – Cm7 – Bbm7 – Ab – B6 – Cmaj7 – Ab/Eb – Bmaj7 – …