CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Lifeline, chord by chord.

Chords of: Lifeline by: Tommy Ashby. (Ebm7b5/Db, Fm7, C#, Ab) 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 “Lifeline”

“Lifeline” by Tommy Ashby is in Ab Major and runs at about 130 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 105 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ebm7b5/Db, Fm7, C#, Ab.

Fm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 3:23 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab → Ab6 → Ab → Ab6 → C# → Ab6 → C# → Eb/F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 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
Fm70:4020%
C#0:2814%
Ab0:2311%
Fm0:189%
Ab60:136%
Fm7b50:126%
Eb/F0:105%
Bbm0:074%

Chord progression, in order

Ab – Ab6 – Bbm – Ab – C#6 – Ab6 – Cm – Eb/F – Ab – C#6 – Ab6 – Bbm – C# – Ab6 – Bbm – C# – Fm – Eb/F – Fm – Bbm – C# – Fm7b5 – C# – Fm6 – Bb/F – Fm7 – Fm – Eb/F – C# – Fm – Fm7 – C#maj7 – Fm – Fm7 – Ab – Fm7b5 – Bbm – C# – Fm – Bb/F – Fm7 – Bbm – C# – C#maj7 – Bb – Eb – Bmaj7 – C – …