CHORD LIBRARY

Play along THE LECTURE, chord by chord.

Chords of: THE LECTURE by: Tha Movement. (Abmaj7, Ab7, Cm, F#m7) 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 “THE LECTURE”

“THE LECTURE” by Tha Movement is in Db Major and runs at about 82 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 141 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abmaj7, Ab7, Cm, F#m7.

Abmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 4:52 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m → Ab7 → F#m7 → Ab7 → F#m7 → Abm6 → C#m → Ab7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 10 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

ChordTime heldShare
Abmaj71:1225%
Ab70:5418%
Cm0:3111%
F#m70:3010%
C#m0:2910%
F70:197%
Fm70:166%
C#m70:072%

Chord progression, in order

C#m – F#m7 – Ab7 – F#m – C#m – F#m7 – Ab7 – C#m – F#m7 – Ab7 – Abm6 – C#m – F#maj7 – Ab7 – Eb7 – C#m – F#m – Ab7 – Aaug – C#m – F#m7 – Ab7 – C#m – F#m7 – Ab7 – G/A – C#m – F#m7 – Ab7 – C#m – F#m7 – Ab7 – Abmaj7 – C#m – Ebm7b5/Db – F#m7 – Ab7 – Abm6 – Bbm7b5/Ab – F#7 – Ab7 – C#m – F#m7 – Ab7 – C#m – F#m7 – Ab7 – C#m – …