CHORD LIBRARY

Play along I Love U, chord by chord.

Chords of: I Love U by: The Chainsmokers. (Bb7, Fm7, Ab, Ab6) 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 “I Love U”

“I Love U” by The Chainsmokers is in Ab Major and runs at about 104 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 68 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb7, Fm7, Ab, Ab6.

Fm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 49% of the 3:02 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fm7 → Ab6 → Fm7 → Ab → Fm7 → Ab → Fm7 → Ab. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use G major shapes — the song stays in Ab Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Fm71:3049%
Ab0:3620%
Ab60:1710%
Abmaj70:127%
C#60:084%
Eb0:032%
Cm0:032%
G/F0:021%

Chord progression, in order

C# – Fm7 – G/F – Ab6 – Ab – Cm – Ab – Fm7 – Bb – Ab – Eb – C#/G# – Fm7 – Cm – Fm7 – Ab – Fm7 – Ab – Fm7 – Ab – Bb7/D – Ab6 – G/F – Fm7 – Abmaj7 – C# – Ebmaj7 – Fm7 – Eb – C#6 – Fm7 – Ab – Abmaj7 – Fm7 – Ab – Fm – Fm7 – Bb – Ab – Bb7/D – Abmaj7 – Fm7 – Ab – C#6 – Ab – Eb – Ab – Fm7 – …