CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Bartender, chord by chord.

Chords of: Bartender by: T-Pain. (Abm, Cm7, Ab, Fm7) 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 “Bartender”

“Bartender” by T-Pain is in Ab Major and runs at about 105 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 162 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abm, Cm7, Ab, Fm7.

Cm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 34% of the 4:00 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fm7 → Cm7 → Fm7 → Cm7 → Fm7 → Cm7 → Fm7 → Ab. 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 G major shapes — the song stays in Ab Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Cm71:2134%
Fm70:4921%
Ab0:3816%
Abmaj70:2611%
Cm0:125%
Ab60:083%
C7/E0:063%
Eb0:042%

Chord progression, in order

Fm7 – Cm7 – Fm7 – Cm7 – C#dim – Fm7 – Cm7 – Fm7 – Cm7 – Bbm7 – Abmaj7 – Ab – Abmaj7 – Fm7 – Abmaj7 – Gdim – Ab – Cm – Ab – Cm7 – Ab – Bbm6 – Ab – C7/E – Ab – Cm – Ab – Eb – Ab6 – Cm – Gdim – Fm7 – Ab – Cm – Eb – Fm7 – Cm7 – Ab – Bbm6 – Abmaj7 – Fm7 – Cm7 – Fm7 – Cm7 – Fm7 – Cm7 – Fm7 – Cm7 – …