CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Why Not?, chord by chord.

Chords of: Why Not? by: Tanir, Tyomcha. (Bm, Bm7, Em7, A6) 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 Not?”

“Why Not?” by Tanir, Tyomcha is in B Minor and runs at about 119 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 14 different chords across 69 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bm, Bm7, Em7, A6.

Bm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 2:08 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em7 → Bm → Bm7 → A6 → Bm → Em7 → F#m → Bm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in B Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bm70:3427%
Bm0:2923%
Em70:1915%
A60:1713%
A0:107%
Em0:065%
F#m0:043%
D60:022%

Chord progression, in order

Em7 – A – F#m – Bm – Bm7 – G6 – Em – A6 – Bm – Em7 – F#m – Bm – D6 – Em7 – Em – A6 – Bm – C#7/E# – Bm7 – Em7 – A6 – Bm7 – Em7 – A – Bm – D6 – Em7 – A – F#m – Bm – Bm7 – Em – A6 – Bm – Bm7 – Em7 – A – Bm7 – Em7 – A6 – D/A – Bm – Bm7 – Em7 – A6 – Bm – Bm7 – Em7 – …