CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Long As I Live, chord by chord.

Chords of: Long As I Live by: Toni Braxton. (B, Bbm7, Abm7, Ebm) 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 “Long As I Live”

“Long As I Live” by Toni Braxton is in Eb Minor and runs at about 90 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 118 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B, Bbm7, Abm7, Ebm.

Bbm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 39% of the 4:48 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebm → Bbm7 → Abm7 → F#6 → Bbm7 → B → Bbm7 → Abm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 12 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D minor shapes — the song stays in Eb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bbm71:5239%
Abm70:4014%
Ebm0:3412%
Bmaj70:2910%
B0:166%
Ebm70:155%
C#0:124%
F#60:124%

Chord progression, in order

Ebm – Bbm7 – B – Abm7 – F#6 – Bbm7 – B – Abm7 – Ebm7 – Bbm7 – Bmaj7 – Abm7 – Ebm7 – Bbm7 – Fm7b5 – Abm7 – Ebm7 – Bbm7 – Bmaj7 – Abm7 – Bmaj7 – C# – Bbm7 – Abm7 – C# – B/C# – Bbm7 – Ebm7 – Bbm7 – Ebm7 – Bbm7 – Abm6 – B – Ebm – Abm7 – F#6 – Bbm7 – Bmaj7 – Ebm – Bbm7 – Bmaj7 – Abm7 – Ebm7 – Bbm7 – Fm7b5 – Abm7 – Ebm7 – Bbm7 – …