Chords of: Climax by: Usher. (Fm7b5/Eb, Abmaj7, Cm, Cm7) 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.
“Climax” by Usher is in C Minor and runs at about 135 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 128 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fm7b5/Eb, Abmaj7, Cm, Cm7.
Abmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 3:52 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Caug → Ab7 → Ab/Eb → Ab/C → Ab → Eb6 → Cm → Ab. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 11 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abmaj7 | 0:34 | 15% |
| Cm | 0:31 | 14% |
| Cm7 | 0:27 | 12% |
| Ab | 0:27 | 11% |
| Eb6 | 0:19 | 8% |
| Eb | 0:16 | 7% |
| Ab6 | 0:15 | 7% |
| Gm7 | 0:13 | 6% |
Caug – C/G – Ab7 – Ab/Eb – Ab/C – C/G – Ab – Eb6 – Cm – Gm7 – Ab – Eb – Ab/C – F/C – G7 – Abmaj7 – Eb6 – Ab/C – Cm – Bb/C – Ab – Eb – Cm – Gm7 – Ab – Eb – Cm7 – Ab6 – Cm – C/G – Ab – Eb6 – Cm7 – Cm – Fm – Ab6 – Eb6 – Ab6 – Fm – Eb6 – Cm – Gm7b5 – Abaug – Eb – Ab/C – G7 – Abmaj7 – Eb – …
