CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Hello (Live at the NRJ Awards), chord by chord.

Chords of: Hello (Live at the NRJ Awards) by: Adele. (Dm7b5/C, Eb, C#, C#6) 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 (Live at the NRJ Awards)”

“Hello (Live at the NRJ Awards)” by Adele is in Db Major and runs at about 81 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 195 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dm7b5/C, Eb, C#, C#6.

Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 5:01 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab/Eb → C# → Ab/Eb → C#maj7 → Eb → Ab → C#maj7 → Eb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Eb1:0722%
Fm1:0020%
C#0:4816%
Ab0:3110%
Ab60:217%
C#60:207%
C#maj70:134%
Ab/Eb0:103%

Chord progression, in order

Fm – Ab/Eb – Eb – C# – Bb/F – Fm – Ab/Eb – Bb/Ab – Ebaug – C# – Abmaj7 – Fm – Ab/Eb – Fm7b5/Eb – Eb – C#maj7 – Fm – Ab – Eb – C# – Ab6 – Fm – Ab – Eb – C#maj7 – Bb/Ab – Fm – Ab – Eb – C# – Abm6 – Fm – Ab/Eb – Eb – C#maj7 – Fm – Abmaj7 – Eb – C#maj7 – Fm – Ab/Eb – Fm7b5/Eb – Eb – C#maj7 – Fm – Fm7b5/Eb – Cm – C#maj7 – …