About the chords of “من أول دقيقة”

“من أول دقيقة” by Elissa, Saad Lamjarred is in Eb Minor and runs at about 146 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 112 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb, Abm, Bmaj7, Ebm.

Bmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 13% of the 4:55 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → Abm7 → B → F#maj7 → Abm → F#maj7 → Ebm → Abm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 10 main chords with 13 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

Chord progression, in order

Ebm – B – Abm7 – B – F#maj7 – Abm – B – Abm – Bbm – F#maj7 – Ebm – Abm – C#7 – C# – F#maj7 – Bmaj7 – F# – B6 – Ebm – Bb7 – Bb – Ebm – Bbm – Eb/Bb – Bbm – B – Bb – Ebm – Abm7 – C# – F#maj7 – B – Eb/Bb – Bb – Bmaj7 – Abm – C# – F# – B – Abm – Bb – Bmaj7 – Abm – C#7 – C# – F# – Bmaj7 – Abm – …

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