About the chords of “Subbito”

“Subbito” by Cara, Regina is in Ab Minor and runs at about 193 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 10 different chords across 49 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#m, Abm, C#m7, Abmaj7.

C#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 3:03 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm → C#m7 → Abm7 → C#m7 → Abmaj7 → C#m → Abmaj7 → C#m. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 6 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 frequency

Chord progression, in order

Abm – C#m7 – Abm7 – C#m7 – Emaj7 – Abmaj7 – C#m – Abmaj7 – C#m – Abm – C#m7 – Abm – C#m – Abm – C#m7 – Abmaj7 – Bbm7b5/Ab – Ab7 – C#m – Emaj7 – Bbm7b5/Ab – C#m – Abm6 – C#m – Abm – C#m7 – Abm – C#m – Abm7 – Abmaj7 – C#/G# – Abm7 – C#m – Emaj7 – Abmaj7 – C#/G# – C#m – Ab7 – Emaj7 – Abm – C#m7 – Abmaj7 – C#m7 – Abm – C#m – Abm – C#m – Emaj7 – …

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