Chords of: Prince Ali by: Will Smith. (Gmaj7, Cm, Bbm, G) 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.
“Prince Ali” by Will Smith is in C Minor and runs at about 107 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 59 different chords across 123 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gmaj7, Cm, Bbm, G.
Bbm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 11% of the 3:45 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbmaj7 → Bb → Bbm6 → Bbm → Bb → Fmaj7 → Bbmaj7 → Cmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 4 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bbm | 0:25 | 11% |
| G | 0:23 | 10% |
| Cm | 0:21 | 9% |
| Bb | 0:13 | 6% |
| Bbm6 | 0:13 | 6% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| F# | 0:08 | 3% |
| F | 0:07 | 3% |
Bbmaj7 – Bb – Bbm6 – Bbm – Bb – Fm – Bbm – Bb – Fmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Eb – Ebm – Cmaj7 – Fm6 – F – Bbm – F – Bbm7 – Bb – Dm – Ebm – Fm7 – Ebm – F – Bbm – C#7 – F# – Cmaj7 – F – F7 – F#m7 – F7 – Bbm – F – Bbm7 – Bb7/D – Ebm – F7 – Bbm – C#aug – F# – C – Faug – Bbm – Ebm6 – Bbm7 – Ebm6 – Bbm – …
