About the chords of “Капали слёзы”

“Капали слёзы” by Залкин Валерий is in E Minor and runs at about 72 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 14 different chords across 68 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bm, F#, Em, A.

Bm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 40% of the 3:33 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bm → Em → A → D → Bm → Em → F# → Bm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

Chord progression, in order

Bm – Em – A – D – Bm – Em – F# – Bm – Emaj7 – Em – F# – Ebm – Bm – Em – Em6 – F# – Bm – E – Em – A – D – Bm – Em7 – Em6 – F# – Bm – E – Em6 – F# – Bm – E – Em6 – F#7 – Bm – E – Em – A – D – Bm – E7 – Em6 – F# – Bm – E – Em – A – D – Bm – …

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