CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Kal Ho Naa Ho, chord by chord.

Chords of: Kal Ho Naa Ho by: Sonu Nigam. (C#, F#, Ab, Fm) 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 “Kal Ho Naa Ho”

“Kal Ho Naa Ho” by Sonu Nigam is in Db Major and runs at about 170 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 32 different chords across 153 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#, F#, Ab, Fm.

C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 4:46 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#6 → F# → C# → Bbm7 → C#maj7 → Fm → F# → C#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#1:2731%
F#0:5218%
Ab0:3011%
C#60:145%
Fm0:135%
Abm70:124%
C#maj70:103%
Bbm0:072%

Chord progression, in order

C#6 – F# – C#/G# – Ab – C# – Fm – Bbm7 – C#maj7 – Fm – Bbm – F# – Ab7 – C# – F# – Abm – Bmaj7 – C# – Ab – C# – Fm – C# – Fm – Bbm7 – F# – C#6 – C# – F# – Abm7 – C# – F#6 – C# – F# – C# – F# – C# – F# – Bbm – Abm7 – F#6 – Ab – Bbm – Abm7 – F#6 – Ab – C# – Ab – Bbm7 – Ab – …