CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Perdido, chord by chord.

Chords of: Perdido by: Carlos Baute. (Abmaj7, Eb, C#6, Fm) 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 “Perdido”

“Perdido” by Carlos Baute is in F Minor and runs at about 162 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 124 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abmaj7, Eb, C#6, Fm.

Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 2:59 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C# → Fm → Eb → C# → Eb → C# → Eb → C#6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in F Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Eb0:3620%
Fm0:3218%
C#60:3017%
Abmaj70:2313%
Ab0:148%
C#0:137%
Eb60:063%
Ab60:032%

Chord progression, in order

C# – Eb – Fm – Eb/Db – C# – Eb – Fm – Ab – C# – Eb – Fm – Abmaj7 – C# – Eb – F#7/A# – C#6 – Eb – Fm – Bb – Eb6 – C#6 – Eb – Fm – Bb7 – Ab – C#maj7 – Bb – Ebmaj7 – Ab/Eb – Ebm – Fm – Bb7 – Ab6 – C#6 – C# – Ebmaj7 – Eb – Fm – C#6 – Ab – Eb – Fm – C#6 – Abmaj7 – Eb6 – Fm – C# – Abmaj7 – …