CHORD LIBRARY

Play along SAN JOSE, chord by chord.

Chords of: SAN JOSE by: BARBEL. (Ab, E6, Ebm7, Emaj7) 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 “SAN JOSE”

“SAN JOSE” by BARBEL is in Db Minor and runs at about 99 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 126 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab, E6, Ebm7, Emaj7.

E6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 3:56 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B7 → Abm → Ab/Eb → Emaj7 → C#m6 → Abm → Emaj7 → C#m7. 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 4 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Db Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
E60:4318%
Ebm70:3917%
Abm0:3515%
Emaj70:3214%
C#m0:229%
B0:115%
Abm70:104%
Bmaj70:073%

Chord progression, in order

B7 – Abm – B – Ebm – Ab/Eb – Emaj7 – C#m6 – Abm – Ebm7 – F#7/A# – B – C#m – Emaj7 – C#m7 – Abm7 – Ebm7 – C#m – Abm – C# – Ebm7 – E6 – Abm7 – Ebm – Emaj7 – B – C#m – Abm – Ebm – Emaj7 – B – C#m – Emaj7 – Ebm7 – E6 – C#m – Abm – C# – Ebm7 – Bmaj7 – C#m – Emaj7 – Abm7 – Ebm7 – E6 – Abm – C#/G# – Ebm7 – Emaj7 – …