CHORD LIBRARY

Play along O Mio Babbino Caro (From Madame Butterfly), chord by chord.

Chords of: O Mio Babbino Caro (From Madame Butterfly) by: André Rieu. (Ab, Bbm7, Ab/Eb, Fm) 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 “O Mio Babbino Caro (From Madame Butterfly)”

“O Mio Babbino Caro (From Madame Butterfly)” by André Rieu is in F Minor and runs at about 158 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 92 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab, Bbm7, Ab/Eb, Fm.

Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 32% of the 4:32 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbm7 → Eb7 → C#/E# → Bbm7 → Cm → Ab → Fm → Ab. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 10 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
Ab1:2732%
Bbm70:4015%
Fm0:2810%
Ab/Eb0:259%
C#0:166%
Eb0:156%
C#/E#0:124%
Ab/C0:062%

Chord progression, in order

Bbm7 – Eb7 – Ab – C#/E# – Bbm7 – Cm – Eb – Ab – Fm – Ab – Eb – Bbm7 – Fm – Bbm7 – Bb6 – Eb – Ab/Eb – Fm – Ab – Ab/Eb – Caug – Ab – C# – Eb/Bb – Cm7 – Fm – C# – Faug – Fm – Bbm7 – Eb – Eb7 – Ab – C#/E# – Bbm – Bbm7 – Ebaug – Eb7 – Eb – Ab – Abmaj7 – Fm – Ab – Fm – C# – Eb/Bb – Cm – Fm – …