CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Control (Somehow You Want Me), chord by chord.

Chords of: Control (Somehow You Want Me) by: Tenth Avenue North. (B, Abm7, F#, E) 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 “Control (Somehow You Want Me)”

“Control (Somehow You Want Me)” by Tenth Avenue North is in E Major and runs at about 120 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 81 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B, Abm7, F#, E.

B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 40% of the 4:36 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → Em6 → B → E → B → B/F# → Abm7 → Emaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
B1:5140%
Abm70:5119%
F#0:4516%
E0:186%
Emaj70:135%
E60:093%
Abm0:073%
Bmaj70:052%

Chord progression, in order

B – F# – Abm7 – B – Em6 – B – E – B – B/F# – Abm7 – Emaj7 – B – Abm7 – B – Emaj7 – B – F# – Abm7 – B – Bmaj7 – B – F# – Ebm – Abm7 – B – F#/E – B – Emaj7 – B – F# – Abm7 – Emaj7 – B – F# – Abm7 – E – F#/E – B – F# – Abm7 – E – F#7/A# – B – F# – Abm7 – Abm – E6 – B – …