Chords of: Borboleta by: David Carreira. (Ab, C#, C#maj7, Abmaj7) 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.
“Borboleta” by David Carreira is in Ab Major and runs at about 105 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 71 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab, C#, C#maj7, Abmaj7.
Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 3:01 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abmaj7 → C# → Ab → C# → Abmaj7 → C# → Ab → C#maj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use G major shapes — the song stays in Ab Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ab | 0:55 | 30% |
| C# | 0:36 | 20% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:27 | 15% |
| C#maj7 | 0:26 | 14% |
| Fm | 0:07 | 4% |
| C#6 | 0:07 | 4% |
| Cm7 | 0:05 | 3% |
| Cm | 0:05 | 3% |
G – Abmaj7 – C# – Ab – C# – Abmaj7 – C# – Ab – C#maj7 – Bbm – Ab – C#maj7 – C#/G# – Ab – Eb6 – Bbm7 – Bb – C# – Ab – Fm – Cm – Eb7 – C# – Abmaj7 – Eb/F – Fm – Cm – C# – Bb – Ab – Bbmaj7 – C#maj7 – Ab – C# – C#6 – Ab – Abmaj7 – C#6 – Ab6 – Abmaj7 – C#maj7 – Abmaj7 – Bbm7 – Bb – C# – G – Ab – Fm – …
