About the chords of “Ketchin'up”

“Ketchin'up” by Why G is in Db Major and runs at about 187 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 31 different chords across 157 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#6, F#maj7, F#m7, Ab7.

Bbm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 2:43 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb → F#maj7 → Ab7 → F#m7 → Bbm → F#maj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

Chord progression, in order

Bbm – Cdim – Bbm – Cdim – Bmaj7 – Bbm – Cdim – Bbm – Ebm – Bb – Abm7 – F#maj7 – Ebm – Bbm – Cm7b5/Bb – Abm – F#maj7 – Ebm – Bbm – Ebm – Abm7 – F#maj7 – Ebm – Bbm – Ebm – F#maj7 – Ebm – Bbm – Bmaj7 – Ab7 – F#maj7 – Ebm – Bbm – Bmaj7 – Abmaj7 – F#maj7 – Abm7 – Bbm – Ebm – Abm6 – F#maj7 – Abm7 – Bbm – Abm7 – F#maj7 – Abm7 – Bb – Ebm – …

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