CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Hello, chord by chord.

Chords of: Hello by: Adele. (Fm, C#, C#m, Eb) 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 “Hello”

“Hello” by Adele is in F Minor and runs at about 154 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 189 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fm, C#, C#m, Eb.

Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 5:52 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m → Fm → Ab/Eb → C# → Eb → C# → Fm → Eb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in F Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Eb1:0920%
Fm1:0318%
C#m0:5816%
C#0:5516%
C#60:278%
Ab0:267%
Ab60:134%
Ab/Eb0:113%

Chord progression, in order

C#m – Fm – Ab/Eb – Eb – C# – Fm – Ab/Eb – Eb – C# – Fm – Ab/Eb – Eb – C#6 – Fm – Ab/Eb – Eb – C#maj7 – Fm – Ab/Eb – Eb – C# – Bb – Fm – Ab/Eb – Eb – C#maj7 – Fm – Ab/Eb – Eb – C# – Fm – Ab – Eb – C# – Fm – Ab/Eb – Eb – C# – Fm – Eb – Cm – C# – Fm7 – Eb – C# – Fm – C#6 – Ab – …