CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Applause, chord by chord.

Chords of: Applause by: Yasin. (Fm, Bbm, Bb, 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 “Applause”

“Applause” by Yasin is in Eb Minor and runs at about 79 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 89 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fm, Bbm, Bb, Ebm.

Bbm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 2:03 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb → Bbm → Bb → Ebm → Bb → Bbm → Bb → Bbm. 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 1 and use D minor shapes — the song stays in Eb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bbm0:3428%
Bb0:2520%
Ebm0:2218%
F#60:119%
Ab60:097%
Cm7b5/Bb0:043%
F70:033%
Bmaj70:032%

Chord progression, in order

Bb – Ab6 – Ebm – Ab – C# – Bb – Ab6 – Ebm – Bbm – Ab6 – F#6 – Ab – C# – Bb – Ab6 – F#6 – Bb – Ebm – Bbm – F#6 – Bb – Ebm – Bb – Eb – F#maj7 – Bb – Ebm – Bb – Ebm – Bb – Bmaj7 – Bbm – F# – Bb – Ebm – Bbm – F#6 – Bb – Ebm – Bbm – C#maj7 – F# – Bb – Ebm – Bbm – Ebm – Bbm – Bmaj7 – …