CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Saudade, chord by chord.

Chords of: Saudade by: David Carreira, Bluay, Chelsea Dinorath. (Abm7b5/Gb, Ebm7, Abm, Abm7) 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 “Saudade”

“Saudade” by David Carreira, Bluay, Chelsea Dinorath is in Ab Minor and runs at about 179 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 103 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abm7b5/Gb, Ebm7, Abm, Abm7.

Ebm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 3:36 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm → Emaj7 → Ebm7 → Abm → Ebm7 → Abm7 → Abm → Ebm7. 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 4 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in Ab Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Ebm70:5626%
Abm0:3516%
Abm70:2712%
C#70:188%
Emaj70:136%
C#m70:126%
E60:115%
F#60:073%

Chord progression, in order

C# – Abm – Ebm7 – B – Emaj7 – Ebm7 – Abm – Ebm7 – Abm7 – Abm – C#m7 – Ebm7 – C#m6 – Ebm7 – Ebm – Emaj7 – C#m – Bmaj7 – C#m7 – Abm – Ebm7 – Abm – C#7 – B – Ebm7 – Emaj7 – E6 – Ebm7 – C#7 – B – Ebm7 – Abm7 – F#6 – B – Abm – Ebm7 – Abm – Ebm – Abm – F#6 – Abm6 – Ebm – Abm – Eb – B – C#7 – Ebm7 – E6 – …