CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Poetica, chord by chord.

Chords of: Poetica by: Cesare Cremonini. (F, A, D, Am) 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 “Poetica”

“Poetica” by Cesare Cremonini is in F Major and runs at about 140 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 138 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, A, D, Am.

D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 5:17 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am → Fmaj7 → C6 → E → Am → Fmaj7 → C6 → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 3 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
D0:4815%
A0:4715%
Am0:3912%
Dmaj70:268%
A70:216%
C0:206%
E0:196%
E70:186%

Chord progression, in order

Am – Fmaj7 – C6 – E – Am – Fmaj7 – C6 – E – Am – F6 – C – E7 – Am – F6 – C – E – Am – Fmaj7 – Cmaj7 – E – Am – Dm7 – Ebm7b5 – C – E7 – Am – F – Cmaj7 – E7 – A – Dmaj7 – D – A – Dmaj7 – A – Dmaj7 – F#m – Dmaj7 – Am – F6 – C6 – E7 – Am – F6 – G7 – C – E – Dmaj7 – …