CHORD LIBRARY

Play along What Lovers Do (feat. SZA), chord by chord.

Chords of: What Lovers Do (feat. SZA) by: SZA, Maroon 5. (Ebmaj7, Bb, F, Eb6) 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 “What Lovers Do (feat. SZA)”

“What Lovers Do (feat. SZA)” by SZA, Maroon 5 is in Bb Major and runs at about 110 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 10 different chords across 98 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ebmaj7, Bb, F, Eb6.

Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 3:14 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb → Eb → F6 → Bb → Ebmaj7 → F6 → Bb → F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

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

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bb0:5931%
Ebmaj70:4925%
F0:2814%
Eb60:2714%
F60:126%
Eb0:095%
Gm0:053%
Gm70:042%

Chord progression, in order

Eb – Gm – F – Bb – Eb – Gm – F6 – Bb – Ebmaj7 – Gm – F6 – Bb – Eb6 – Bb – Ebmaj7 – Eb6 – Gm7 – F – Bb – Ebmaj7 – Eb6 – Gm – F – Bb – Eb – Bb – Eb6 – Gm7 – F – Bb – Ebmaj7 – Eb6 – Gm7 – F – Bb – Ebmaj7 – F6 – Bb – Ebmaj7 – F6 – Eb/Bb – Bb – Ebmaj7 – Eb6 – F – Bb – Eb6 – F – …