CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Gangsta, chord by chord.

Chords of: Gangsta by: Tems. (Abm, Bbm7, F#maj7, Ab/Bb) 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 “Gangsta”

“Gangsta” by Tems is in Ab Minor and runs at about 101 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 112 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abm, Bbm7, F#maj7, Ab/Bb.

Bbm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 2:42 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbm7 → Ab/Bb → Bbm7 → F#maj7 → Bbm7 → F#maj7 → Bbm7 → Cm7b5/Bb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in Ab Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bbm70:5333%
Ab/Bb0:1912%
F#maj70:1710%
Bmaj70:138%
Ebm70:106%
Abm0:053%
Bbm7b50:053%
C#/D#0:042%

Chord progression, in order

Bbm7 – Fm – Ab – Ebm – Bbm7 – Fm – Bbm – F#maj7 – B6 – Bbm7 – F#maj7 – Bmaj7 – Ab/Bb – Bbm7 – Ab – F#maj7 – Bmaj7 – Bbm7 – Ebm7 – Cm7b5/Bb – Ab/Bb – F#maj7 – Bmaj7 – Bbm7 – Eb6 – Bbm7 – Eb – F#maj7 – Baug – Eb6 – Bbm7 – Bmaj7 – Ab/Bb – Eb7 – C#/D# – Ab/Bb – Ebm7 – Bbm7 – Ab/Eb – F#maj7 – Abm – Ebm – Bbm7 – Ebm7 – Ab/Bb – F/Eb – F#maj7 – Bmaj7 – …