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.
“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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cm | 1:34 | 49% |
| Ab6 | 0:26 | 14% |
| Cm7 | 0:12 | 6% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:11 | 6% |
| Fm | 0:10 | 5% |
| C | 0:09 | 5% |
| Gm7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| F7 | 0:03 | 2% |
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 – …