CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Pipe Down, chord by chord.

Chords of: Pipe Down by: Drake. (Abmaj7, C#m7, D6, Dmaj7) 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 “Pipe Down”

“Pipe Down” by Drake is in Gb Minor and runs at about 77 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 76 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abmaj7, C#m7, D6, Dmaj7.

C#m7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 46% of the 3:20 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dmaj7 → D6 → C#m7 → D6 → C#m7 → D6 → C#m7 → Dmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 3 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in Gb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#m71:3246%
D60:5929%
Dmaj70:2613%
C#0:052%
D0:042%
A0:032%
E/D0:021%
Abmaj70:021%

Chord progression, in order

Dmaj7 – C# – D6 – Em6 – A – C#m7 – B – C#/G# – D6 – C# – D6 – A – D6 – A/E – C#m7 – D6 – A/E – C#m7 – Abm7 – Dmaj7 – D6 – C#m7 – Abm7 – Dmaj7 – D6 – C#m7 – A – Abm7b5 – Dmaj7 – D6 – C#m7 – Dmaj7 – E/D – C# – D6 – C#m7 – Dmaj7 – C# – D6 – E/D – C# – Dmaj7 – D6 – E – C# – C#m7 – B/C# – E6 – …