Chords of: SOS by: ABBA. (Dm, F, Bb, A7/C#) 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.
“SOS” by ABBA is in D Minor and runs at about 124 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 129 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dm, F, Bb, A7/C#.
F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 3:15 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm → Gm → Dm → Daug → Dm → A7/C# → Dm → A7/C#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F | 1:05 | 33% |
| Dm | 0:38 | 19% |
| Bb | 0:17 | 9% |
| Gm | 0:15 | 7% |
| A7/C# | 0:11 | 5% |
| C | 0:10 | 5% |
| C# | 0:09 | 5% |
| Eb | 0:07 | 4% |
F – A7/C# – Dm – C – Gm – C6 – Gm – Dm – Bb/D – Dm – C/D – Daug – D7 – Gm – Dm – Bb – Dm – A7/C# – Dm – Em7b5/D – A7/C# – Dm – F – C – Gm – D – Dm – A7 – Dm – A – Dm – C – F – C – F – C – Gm – Bb6 – F – Bbmaj7 – F – Bbmaj7 – F – C – Gm – Bb6 – F – Bb – …
