About the chords of “Soy Yo”

“Soy Yo” by ELOY is in Ab Minor and runs at about 94 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 109 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B, Abm, Bmaj7, B6.

Abm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 3:03 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → F# → Abm7 → E → B → F# → Abm → E6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 8 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

Chord progression, in order

Ab – Gm – Abm – Daug – Bbm7b5/Ab – B – F# – Abm7 – E – Bmaj7 – B – F# – E – Bmaj7 – Abm – Bmaj7 – E6 – Bmaj7 – C# – Bmaj7 – F#6 – B/F# – Ebm – E/G# – Abm7 – E6 – B – F#6 – Abm – E6 – B – F# – B – F# – Abm – E – B – F# – B – F# – Abm – E – B – C#m – Bmaj7 – F# – Bmaj7 – F# – …

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