Chords of: Shawty by: SSE a.K.a HEX. (Cm7, C#m, Abm, Emaj7) 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.
“Shawty” by SSE a.K.a HEX is in Ab Minor and runs at about 153 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 118 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm7, C#m, Abm, Emaj7.
Abm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 2:45 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m → Abm → C#m → F#m6 → C#m7 → E → Abm → C#m. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 9 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Abm | 0:40 | 24% |
| C#m | 0:26 | 16% |
| Emaj7 | 0:14 | 9% |
| B7 | 0:12 | 7% |
| C#m7 | 0:11 | 7% |
| E | 0:10 | 6% |
| Cm7 | 0:08 | 5% |
| C# | 0:08 | 5% |
C#m – Abm – F#m – Abm – C#m – Abm – F#m6 – Abm – C#m7 – Abm – C#m7 – Eb – E – Abm – F#m – B7 – C#m – Emaj7 – Eb – C#m7 – B – A – Emaj7 – F#m – B7 – Eb7 – C#m – B6 – C#7 – B7 – Abm – E – Abm – C# – B – C# – Abm – C# – Abm – E – Abm – C#m7 – Abm – C#7 – Emaj7 – C#7 – Eb – Ebm – …
