CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Why Not Me, chord by chord.

Chords of: Why Not Me by: The Judds. (Bb6, Bb, Eb, F) 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 Me”

“Why Not Me” by The Judds is in Eb Major and runs at about 125 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 9 different chords across 52 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb6, Bb, Eb, F.

Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 67% of the 3:26 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb → Bbm → Bb → Eb → Bb → F → Eb → Bb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bb2:1767%
Eb0:2713%
F0:168%
Ab0:147%
Bbm0:052%
Gm7b50:042%
Bb60:021%
Cm70:010%

Chord progression, in order

Bb – Bbm – Bb – Ab – Eb – Bb – Ab – Eb – Gm7b5 – Bb – Gm7b5 – F – Eb – Bb – F – Eb – Bb – Ab – Eb – Bb – Ab – Eb – Gm7b5 – Bb – F – Eb – Bb – F – Eb – Bb – Ab – Eb – Bb – Ab – Eb – Bbm – Bb – Ab – Cm7 – Eb – Gm7b5 – Bb – Eb6 – Bb – Ab – Eb – Bb – Ab – …