About the chords of “Désolé”

“Désolé” by Biggie68 is in F Minor and runs at about 142 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 81 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C7, C#maj7, C, Fm.

C#maj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 2:16 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fm → C → Fm → Bbm → Fm → C7 → Fm → Gm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 8 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

Chord progression, in order

Fm – C – Fm – Bbm – Fm – C7 – Fm – C#m7 – C – Abmaj7 – Gm – C#maj7 – Bbm – Bb6 – Fm – C7 – G7/B – C#maj7 – Gm7b5 – C – Bb6 – Ab – C#maj7 – Gm – Fm – C7 – Fm – C#6 – Bb – C7 – Fm – C#maj7 – Bbm6 – Bb6 – C7 – C#maj7 – Bb7 – C – C#maj7 – Bbm6 – Abmaj7 – Fm – C7 – G7/B – C#maj7 – Bb6 – Fm – Bbm – …

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