Chords of: Vai by: Calema. (C, Bbm, Ab6, Ab) 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.
“Vai” by Calema is in Ab Major and runs at about 181 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 146 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, Bbm, Ab6, Ab.
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# → Ab → Bbm → Fm → F#/E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use G major shapes — the song stays in Ab Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bbm | 2:05 | 37% |
| Ab6 | 0:39 | 12% |
| Ab | 0:30 | 9% |
| F#maj7 | 0:23 | 7% |
| Fm | 0:21 | 6% |
| F#6 | 0:19 | 6% |
| Fm7 | 0:15 | 4% |
| F# | 0:15 | 4% |
Bbm – F#6 – Cm7 – Fm – C#maj7 – F# – Ab – Bb – Bbm – C7 – Bbm – Ebm – Bbm – Eb – Ab – Fm – F#/E – Ab – C# – Ab – Bb/D – Eb – Bbm – Eb7/G – Bbm – Cm7 – Bbm – Eb – F# – Eb – Ab – Eaug – Fm – F#maj7 – Ab – Bbm – Abm6 – Eb7 – Bbm – Cm7 – Ab6 – F#6 – Bbm – Ab6 – C# – Ab – C# – Bbm – …
