CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Desesperado, chord by chord.

Chords of: Desesperado by: Evan Craft. (Eb6, Cm7, Bb, G7/B) 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 “Desesperado”

“Desesperado” by Evan Craft is in Bb Major and runs at about 182 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 121 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb6, Cm7, Bb, G7/B.

Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 3:02 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G7/B → Cm7 → Ab → Fm → Abmaj7 → Bb6 → Cm → Bb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use A major shapes — the song stays in Bb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bb0:3318%
Cm70:3218%
Eb0:179%
Ab0:179%
Ab60:137%
G7/B0:127%
Cm0:106%
Fm0:095%

Chord progression, in order

G7/B – Cm7 – Ab – G – Abmaj7 – Bb – Ebmaj7 – C – Ab – G – Abmaj7 – Bb – Eb – F – Cm – Fm – Ebmaj7 – Bb – F – Abmaj7 – Bb6 – Fm – Ab6 – Cm – Bb – Fm7 – Ab – Bb – Cm7 – Ab – Eb – Bb – Cm7 – Ab – Bb – Cm7 – Ab – Eb – Bb – Cm7 – Ab – Bb – Cm – Eb – Bb – Eb/F – Ab6 – Eb – …