CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Memphis, chord by chord.

Chords of: Memphis by: Blanco. (Abaug, C#6, Fm7b5/Eb, Bbm) 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 “Memphis”

“Memphis” by Blanco is in Bb Minor and runs at about 130 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 33 different chords across 75 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abaug, C#6, Fm7b5/Eb, Bbm.

C#6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 2:28 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#maj7 → B6 → Fm7b5/Eb → C#aug → Ebm6 → C#m6 → C# → Bmaj7. 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 1 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Bb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#60:2819%
Bmaj70:1812%
Fm7b5/Eb0:149%
Bbm0:128%
C#aug0:128%
C#0:086%
B60:064%
Abm0:064%

Chord progression, in order

Bmaj7 – C#maj7 – Bmaj7 – Cm6 – C# – F#7 – B6 – C#6 – Fm7b5/Eb – Abm7 – C#aug – Ebm6 – C#aug – C#m7 – Ebm6 – C#aug – C#m6 – Bmaj7 – Amaj7 – C# – Bmaj7 – C#aug – D6 – Eb – Bmaj7 – C#aug – Faug – Abm7 – Eb – Amaj7 – Bmaj7 – C#6 – Bmaj7 – C#aug – Gm7b5/F – Fm7b5/Eb – Abmaj7 – C#7 – Abm – C#6 – B7/D# – C# – E – Bmaj7 – Bbm – F#m6 – B7 – G – …