Chords of: Pesto by: Calcutta. (Abm, C#m7, Bmaj7, 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.
“Pesto” by Calcutta is in Ab Minor and runs at about 81 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 82 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abm, C#m7, Bmaj7, Emaj7.
C#m7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 3:19 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Emaj7 → Ebm7 → Abm → Em → Emaj7 → Ebm7 → C# → E6. 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 E minor shapes — the song stays in Ab Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C#m7 | 0:42 | 21% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:39 | 19% |
| Emaj7 | 0:27 | 14% |
| E | 0:25 | 13% |
| Abm | 0:12 | 6% |
| B | 0:09 | 5% |
| Ebm7 | 0:09 | 4% |
| A7 | 0:08 | 4% |
Abm – Abdim – Emaj7 – Ebm7 – Abm – C#7 – E7 – Em – Abm – Emaj7 – Ebm7 – Abm – C# – E6 – Em6 – B – B6 – C#m7 – Eb7 – Bmaj7 – C#m7 – E – Bmaj7 – C#m7 – Emaj7 – Bmaj7 – C#m7 – A7 – Emaj7 – B – C#m – E – B – Ebm – E – Abm – Ddim – Emaj7 – Ebm7 – Abm – C# – E – Em – Bmaj7 – C#m7 – Bmaj7 – C#m7 – E – …
