About the chords of “Nikdy nevíš”

“Nikdy nevíš” by Cartisss is in Bb Minor and runs at about 178 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 111 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb, C#, Bbm, F#maj7.

Bbm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 3:41 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbm → F#maj7 → C# → Ab → Bbm → F#maj7 → C# → Ab/C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 11 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

Chord progression, in order

Bbm – F#maj7 – C# – Ab – Bbm – F#maj7 – C# – Ab/C – Bbm – Fm – Bbm – F#maj7 – F#dim – C# – Cm – Bbm – Fm – F#maj7 – F#dim – F#6 – C# – C#maj7 – Cm7 – Ab – Bbm – F# – Abm7b5/Gb – C# – C#maj7 – Cm7 – Bbm – F# – Cm7b5/Bb – C# – F#m7b5/E – Abmaj7 – C#maj7 – Bbm – F#maj7 – F#dim – C# – Cm7 – Bbm6 – F#maj7 – D7/F# – F#6 – C# – Cm7 – …

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