CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Akimbo, chord by chord.

Chords of: Akimbo by: Ziak. (C#maj7, Bmaj7, B, B7) 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 “Akimbo”

“Akimbo” by Ziak is in B Major and runs at about 96 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 39 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#maj7, Bmaj7, B, B7.

Bmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 41% of the 2:37 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bm7 → F#m → B → E6 → Dmaj7 → Bm → B7 → B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A major shapes — the song stays in B Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bmaj71:0441%
B0:2214%
B70:2013%
B/F#0:117%
Abm7b5/Gb0:074%
Bm0:053%
Gmaj70:053%
C#maj70:032%

Chord progression, in order

Bm7 – F#m – B – E6 – Dmaj7 – Bm – B7 – B – B7 – F#7 – Bmaj7 – B – Gmaj7 – B – Cmaj7 – Bmaj7 – Gmaj7 – B7 – C#7/E# – Bmaj7 – Bm – C#m7b5/B – D7/F# – B/F# – Abm7b5/Gb – Bmaj7 – Cmaj7 – B6 – C#m7b5/B – Bmaj7 – G7 – Bmaj7 – Gmaj7 – B7 – B – Bmaj7 – Gmaj7 – B7 – C#maj7