About the chords of “Lápis”

“Lápis” by Evoney Fernandes, Pablo is in C Major and runs at about 132 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 69 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Am, C, D, Em7.

C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 2:32 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am → C → Em7 → D → C → G → D → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

Chord progression, in order

Am – C – Em7 – D – G7 – D – C – G – D – C – G – D – Bm7b5 – C – G – D – Dm – Em – C – G – D – Bm – Dmaj7 – E – Am – C – Em7 – C/E – D – Cmaj7 – Am – C – Em7 – G – Cmaj7 – D – Am – C – Em7 – D – Bm7b5 – C – G – D – Bm7b5/A – Em – C – G – …

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