CHORD LIBRARY

Play along In the Dark, chord by chord.

Chords of: In the Dark by: Swae Lee, Jhené Aiko. (Ebaug, Fm7, Ab, F#6) 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 “In the Dark”

“In the Dark” by Swae Lee, Jhené Aiko is in Db Major and runs at about 98 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 100 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ebaug, Fm7, Ab, F#6.

Fm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 3:10 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#maj7 → Ab → Fm7 → Ebm → Ab → Ebm → Ab → Fm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 10 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
Fm70:3921%
Ab0:2111%
F#60:2011%
Ab60:1810%
Bbm70:189%
Ebm0:179%
Bbm0:137%
F#maj70:126%

Chord progression, in order

F#maj7 – Ab – Fm7 – Ebm – C#/B – Ab – Bbm – Ebm – Bbm7 – Ebm – C#/B – Ab – Fm7 – Bbm – Eb7 – F#6 – Ab6 – Fm7 – Bbm7 – F#6 – Ab – F#maj7 – Fm7 – Bbm – Eb – Bbm – Ebm – Gm7b5 – Bb/Ab – Ab6 – C# – F7 – F#maj7 – Bbm7 – F#maj7 – C# – Ab6 – C# – Bmaj7 – Fm – Bbm7 – F#6 – Ab – Fm7 – Bbm – Abm – F#6 – Ab6 – …