Chords of: Crank That (Soulja Boy) by: Soulja Boy. (Cmaj7, C, C#maj7, Abmaj7) 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.
“Crank That (Soulja Boy)” by Soulja Boy is in Db Major and runs at about 139 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 33 different chords across 97 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cmaj7, C, C#maj7, Abmaj7.
Cmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 3:53 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B7/D# → Bmaj7 → Ebmaj7 → Ebaug → C → Ab7/C → Cmaj7 → Cm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 6 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cmaj7 | 1:10 | 30% |
| C | 0:43 | 18% |
| C#maj7 | 0:21 | 9% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:19 | 8% |
| C7 | 0:16 | 7% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| Cm | 0:08 | 3% |
| C#/G# | 0:06 | 3% |
B7/D# – Bmaj7 – Eb6 – Ebmaj7 – Ebaug – C – Ab7/C – G7/B – C – Ab7/C – Cmaj7 – Abmaj7 – A7 – Bb7 – B7 – Cmaj7 – C#dim – C – Abmaj7 – C# – Abmaj7 – D/F# – C#/G# – Cmaj7 – Gm6 – C#dim – Cm – C#maj7 – C – C#maj7 – Cmaj7 – A7/C# – C7 – Abmaj7 – C6 – C#m – Cmaj7 – Bb/C – C6 – Ab/C – Cmaj7 – Abmaj7 – F# – C6 – Gmaj7 – C#dim – C – Abmaj7 – …
