Chords of: Tempo by: Chris Brown. (Ab/Eb, Bb, D7, Dm7) 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.
“Tempo” by Chris Brown is in C Minor and runs at about 121 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 34 different chords across 167 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab/Eb, Bb, D7, Dm7.
Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 4:26 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gm6 → Dm7b5/C → Gm6 → C6 → Gm → G → Eb6 → Fm6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 10 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bb | 0:54 | 20% |
| D7 | 0:28 | 10% |
| Dm7 | 0:22 | 8% |
| Gm7 | 0:22 | 8% |
| Eb6 | 0:21 | 8% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:13 | 5% |
| Gm | 0:12 | 4% |
| Gm6 | 0:11 | 4% |
Gm6 – Dm7b5/C – Gm6 – D7/F# – C6 – Gm – G – Em7 – Eb6 – Fm6 – Ebmaj7 – Dm7b5 – Gm7 – Eb6 – Dm7 – Bb – Fm – Gm7 – Eb6 – Dm7 – C7 – Gm7 – Eb6 – Bb – Ebmaj7 – D7 – Eb6 – Bb – Eb6 – Gm7 – C7/E – Bb – C7/E – Bb – Dm7b5/C – Eb6 – Bb – C#maj7 – Bb – Fm – Bb – C – D7 – Gm7 – Eb6 – Dm7 – Bb6 – F – …
