Chords of: Play It Safe by: Tim Minchin. (Fm, Ab, F, 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.
“Play It Safe” by Tim Minchin is in F Minor and runs at about 65 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 43 different chords across 105 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fm, Ab, F, Bb.
Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 13% of the 4:15 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab → C#7 → Ab → Bb7 → Ab → Eb → Ab → Eb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in F Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ab | 0:33 | 13% |
| F | 0:29 | 11% |
| Bb | 0:24 | 9% |
| Eb | 0:18 | 7% |
| G | 0:16 | 6% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:15 | 6% |
| C | 0:13 | 5% |
| Am | 0:12 | 5% |
Ab – C#7 – Ab – Bb7 – C#6 – Ab – C#m – Eb – Ab – Eb – C# – Ab – Cm – Fm7 – C#maj7 – Ab – Eb – A/E – C7 – Fm – Eb6 – Bb7/D – Fm7 – C#6 – C# – Ab – Abmaj7 – Fm – Fmaj7 – Bb – F – Eb – Bb – F – Gm7 – Fm – Eb – F – Gm7 – Eb6 – Bb – F – D/F# – Gm – Gm7 – C/E – Dmaj7 – Eb – …
