CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Autumn Leaves, chord by chord.

Chords of: Autumn Leaves by: Chris Brown. (C#maj7, Ebm, Bmaj7, C#6) 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 “Autumn Leaves”

“Autumn Leaves” by Chris Brown is in Eb Minor and runs at about 73 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 36 different chords across 134 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#maj7, Ebm, Bmaj7, C#6.

Ebm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 4:27 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebm → C#6 → C# → Ebm → Bbm → Ebm → C# → F#6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 11 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D minor shapes — the song stays in Eb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Ebm1:0825%
C#60:249%
Bmaj70:249%
Bbm0:239%
C#maj70:177%
Bbm70:124%
F#maj70:114%
C#0:104%

Chord progression, in order

F#7 – Ebm – C#6 – C# – Ebm – Bbm – F#maj7 – Ebm – C# – F#maj7 – Cm7b5/Bb – F#6 – Bbm – Ab – Emaj7 – Fm7b5 – Ebm – Fm – Ebm – C7 – Bbm – Bb7 – Ebm – Fm – C#/G# – Ebm – F#maj7 – Eb – Bbm – Ebm – Cm7b5 – C#maj7 – Ebm – Cm7b5 – Bbm – C – C# – Ebm – C#6 – Ab6 – Ebm – Bb – Eb/Bb – Bbm7 – F7 – Bbm – Ebm – Cm7b5/Bb – …