CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Vai, chord by chord.

Chords of: Vai by: Calema. (C, Bbm, Ab6, F#maj7) 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 “Vai”

“Vai” by Calema is in Bb Minor and runs at about 181 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 146 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, Bbm, Ab6, F#maj7.

Bbm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 37% of the 5:39 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbm → F#6 → Fm → F#maj7 → Ab → Bbm → Fm → F#7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 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
Bbm2:0437%
Ab60:3711%
Ab0:309%
F#maj70:268%
Fm0:216%
Fm70:185%
F#60:175%
F#0:134%

Chord progression, in order

Bbm – F#6 – Bbm – Ab – Fm – C#maj7 – F#maj7 – Ab – Bbm – C7/E – Bbm – Ebm – Bbm – Eb – Ab – Fm – F#7 – Ab – C# – Ab – Bb/D – Eb – Bbm – Eb7/G – Bbm – Cm7 – Bbm – Eb – F# – Eb – Ab – Eaug – Fm – F#maj7 – Ab – Bbm – C#/G# – Eb7/G – Bbm – Eb/Bb – Bbm – Cm7 – Ab6 – F#6 – Bbm – Ab6 – C# – Ab – …