CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Why, chord by chord.

Chords of: Why by: Steve Rnb. (Dm6, E, B6, B) 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 “Why”

“Why” by Steve Rnb is in C Major and runs at about 100 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 180 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dm6, E, B6, B.

B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 3:42 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → B6 → E → B6 → E → B6 → E → B7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
B1:1031%
E0:5525%
B60:3616%
A60:3114%
A0:084%
E60:063%
F#m0:032%
B70:032%

Chord progression, in order

B – A – B – E – B – A – B – E – B – B6 – E – B – A – B – E – B6 – E – B – Amaj7 – B – E – B – F#m – B7 – Abm – E – B6 – A6 – B6 – E – B – A – B6 – E – B – C#m – B – E – B – A6 – B6 – E – B6 – A6 – B – E – B – A6 – …