CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Calypso, chord by chord.

Chords of: Calypso by: Al Safir, Midas Alonso, Delson Aravena. (C#m, F#m, C#m7, F#dim) 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 “Calypso”

“Calypso” by Al Safir, Midas Alonso, Delson Aravena is in Db Major and runs at about 85 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 62 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#m, F#m, C#m7, F#dim.

F#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 32% of the 3:18 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#m → C#m → F#m → F#m6 → C#m → F#dim → C#m → F#dim. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 7 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
F#m1:0432%
C#m1:0131%
C#m70:2111%
F#dim0:189%
C#m60:115%
F#m60:063%
D/F#0:052%
B/F#0:042%

Chord progression, in order

F#m – C#m – F#m – F#m6 – C#m – F#dim – C#m – C#maj7 – F#dim – C#m7 – C#m – F#m – F#dim – B/F# – F#m – C#m – F#m – C#m – F#m – B/F# – F#m – C#m – F#m – F#dim – F#m – C#m – D7/F# – F#m – C#m – D/F# – Ebdim – F#dim – C#m – F#m – C#m6 – C#m7 – A7/C# – F#m – C#m – C#m7 – A/C# – F#m – C#m6 – F#m – B/F# – F#m – C#m7 – C#m6 – …