CHORD LIBRARY

Play along SOS, chord by chord.

Chords of: SOS by: Balkaton Gang, Sandra Afrika. (Fm7, Bb, Cm7, 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 “SOS”

“SOS” by Balkaton Gang, Sandra Afrika is in F Minor and runs at about 83 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 138 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fm7, Bb, Cm7, Fm.

Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 3:02 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab → Fm6 → Bb → Cm → Ab6 → Bb → Cm7 → Bb/Ab. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 9 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
Bb0:3318%
Cm70:2514%
Fm0:2513%
Ab0:2312%
Cm0:179%
Bb/Ab0:116%
Abmaj70:095%
Ab60:063%

Chord progression, in order

Ab – Fm – Bb – Cm – Ab – Fm6 – Ebmaj7 – Bb – Ab – Bb/Ab – Fm – Bb – Cm – Ab – Bb – Fm – Bb7/D – Eb6 – Bb – Ab6 – Bb – Cm7 – Ab – Fm – Bb/Ab – Dm7b5 – Cm7 – Bb/F – C – Gm – Cm – Cm7 – Fm – Bb – Cm7 – Bb/Ab – Eb6 – Gm – Cm – Bb/Ab – Abmaj7 – Ddim – Fm – Cm7 – Abmaj7 – Bb/Ab – Cm7 – Abaug – …