CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Black & White, chord by chord.

Chords of: Black & White by: Tom MacDonald, Adam Calhoun, Dax. (C6, Abmaj7, Cmaj7, C) 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 “Black & White”

“Black & White” by Tom MacDonald, Adam Calhoun, Dax is in C Minor and runs at about 165 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 59 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C6, Abmaj7, Cmaj7, C.

Abmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 3:49 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C7 → Cmaj7 → Bmaj7 → Cmaj7 → Abm → Cmaj7 → Abm7 → C7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Abmaj71:0528%
Cmaj70:4017%
C0:3214%
C70:2411%
Cdim0:115%
Ab70:063%
Cm0:062%
C#m0:052%

Chord progression, in order

Ab – C7 – Cmaj7 – Bmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Abm – Cmaj7 – Abm7 – Gm7 – Abdim – C7 – Abm – Bbm7b5/Ab – Ab6 – C – Fm – C – Abmaj7 – Bb7 – Ab7 – C7 – F6 – Cm – Abmaj7 – C – E7/G# – Ab6 – C – Abm6 – C – Fm – Ab7 – C7 – Abmaj7 – Cm7b5 – C – Abmaj7 – Dm7b5/C – C – Abmaj7 – Bb7 – Ab7/C – Gm6 – Cm6 – Cdim – Ab7/C – Bbm7 – C7 – …