CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Desperado, chord by chord.

Chords of: Desperado by: Annika. (C/Bb, Cm, Cm7, 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.

About the chords of “Desperado”

“Desperado” by Annika is in C Major and runs at about 66 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 111 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C/Bb, Cm, Cm7, C.

Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 49% of the 3:10 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Cm → Fm → Cm → Cm7 → Cm → Ab6 → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Cm1:3449%
Ab60:2614%
Cm70:126%
Abmaj70:116%
Fm0:105%
C0:095%
Gm70:084%
F70:032%

Chord progression, in order

C – Ab6 – Cm – Ab6 – C7 – Cm – Ab6 – Cm – Gm – Dm7b5 – Cm – Ab – Cm – Ab6 – Cm – Dm7b5/C – Gm7 – Cm – Ab6 – Cm – Cm7 – Ab6 – Cm – Gm7 – Ab6 – Cm – Bb6 – Ab6 – Cm – Fm – Cm – Bb – Ab6 – Cm – F7 – Cm – Ab6 – Cm7 – Ab6 – Cm – Ab6 – D – C – Abmaj7 – Cm – Abmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – C – …