CHORD LIBRARY

Play along CRIMEN, chord by chord.

Chords of: CRIMEN by: Barbel. (Eb, Abm, C#m, Abm7) 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 “CRIMEN”

“CRIMEN” by Barbel is in Ab Minor and runs at about 95 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 117 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb, Abm, C#m, Abm7.

Abm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 3:19 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B6 → C#m → Abm → Abm7 → Emaj7 → Abm7 → C#m → E6. 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 4 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in Ab Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Abm0:5628%
C#m0:2814%
Abm70:2111%
Eb7/G0:137%
E60:105%
C#m70:105%
Emaj70:105%
C#m60:073%

Chord progression, in order

Eb – Abm – Bmaj7 – C# – Cmaj7 – Bbm7b5/Ab – E – Eb7/G – B6 – C#m – Eb7/G – C#m – B – Abm – C#/G# – Abm7 – C#m – Eb7/G – Emaj7 – Abm – Bbm7b5/Ab – Abm – C#/G# – Abm7 – C#m – E6 – Eb – Bbm7b5/Ab – F#m6 – Ab – Abm – A/C# – E6 – Abm – C#m7 – Eb7 – Abm – C#m6 – E – Edim – Ebmaj7 – Abm – C#maj7 – C#m7 – F#m – Emaj7 – Abm – C#/G# – …