About the chords of “korekara”

“korekara” by Takanori Iwata is in Db Major and runs at about 92 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 108 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#/D#, Bbm7, C#maj7, Ab6.

Ab6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 13% of the 3:00 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C# → Ab → C#/D# → Ebm7 → C#/D# → C#maj7 → Bbaug → Ab6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 15 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

Chord progression, in order

C# – Ab – C#/D# – Eb7 – Fm – Ab6 – Ebm7 – C# – Fm – Ab/Bb – C#/D# – Fm – Ab6 – C#maj7 – Ab – Aaug – Bbaug – Eb6 – Ebm7 – C#/D# – Ab6 – Bbaug – Ebm – Bbaug – Ebm7 – C# – Ab6 – C#maj7 – Bb7 – Ebm7 – Bbm – Ab7 – C#6 – C#maj7 – Bbm7 – E7 – Ebm7 – Bbm – Ab6 – F – C#maj7 – Bb7 – Ebm – Bbm – C# – Bbm7 – Bbaug – F# – …

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