Chords of: Ashes by: Celine Dion. (Ebmaj7, Ab, Cm, Bb) 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.
“Ashes” by Celine Dion is in C Minor and runs at about 110 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 100 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ebmaj7, Ab, Cm, Bb.
Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 3:22 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm → Bb → Ab → Cm → Bb → Ab → Bb → Eb6. 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 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ab | 0:48 | 24% |
| Cm | 0:40 | 20% |
| Bb | 0:32 | 16% |
| Eb | 0:21 | 10% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:12 | 6% |
| Eb6 | 0:10 | 5% |
| Bb6 | 0:08 | 4% |
| Cm7 | 0:08 | 4% |
Cm – Bb – Ab – Eb6 – Bb – Cm – Bb – Ab – Cm – Eb – Bb – Eb6 – Bb – Cm – Cm7 – Bb – Cm7 – Ab – Cm – Cm7 – Bb – Ab – Eb – Bb – Cm7 – Bb6 – Ab – Cm – F7 – Eb – Ab – Fm6 – Cm – Bb – Gm7 – Ab – Eb – Cm – Bb6 – Eb6 – Ab – Eb – Cm – Bb6 – Gm – Abmaj7 – Eb – Cm – …
