CHORD LIBRARY

Play along SHAKE, chord by chord.

Chords of: SHAKE by: YG. (Emaj7, Eb, Abmaj7, Ebaug) 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 “SHAKE”

“SHAKE” by YG is in Db Minor and runs at about 104 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 31 different chords across 96 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Emaj7, Eb, Abmaj7, Ebaug.

Emaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 36% of the 3:02 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bmaj7 → Eb → B7 → Emaj7 → Ebaug → Abm → Eb → Bbm7b5/Ab. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Db Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Emaj71:0536%
Eb0:179%
Abmaj70:147%
Ebaug0:116%
Abm0:105%
Bb0:074%
Bmaj70:074%
Eb70:063%

Chord progression, in order

Abm7 – Bmaj7 – Abm – Bb – B – Eb – B – Eb – Ab – Bb/Ab – Abm7 – C#m6 – Cm7b5 – Abm – C#6 – Dm6 – B7 – Ebm – Abmaj7 – Emaj7 – Eb7 – Ebaug – Abm – Eb – Bbm7b5/Ab – Emaj7 – Ebm7 – Am – Eb – Emaj7 – Abmaj7 – B7/D# – Ab – Emaj7 – B7 – Ab – Fm7b5/Eb – Ebm7 – Ab – Eb – Abmaj7 – Eb – Dm – Abm – C#m – Eb6 – Emaj7 – Eb7 – …