CHORD LIBRARY

Play along SAO PAULO, chord by chord.

Chords of: SAO PAULO by: Farid Bang. (Am7b5/G, Bb, F#maj7, F) 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 “SAO PAULO”

“SAO PAULO” by Farid Bang is in F Major and runs at about 74 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 31 different chords across 77 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Am7b5/G, Bb, F#maj7, F.

Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 2:39 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb → F#maj7 → Bb → Ddim → F#maj7 → C#7/E# → F#maj7 → Bb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bb0:4126%
F#maj70:4025%
F0:117%
Ebm0:096%
F70:096%
Fm0:053%
Fm70:053%
C#0:053%

Chord progression, in order

Bb – F# – Bb – F#/A# – Bb – F7 – F#maj7 – Bbmaj7 – Em7 – Bb – Cm7b5 – Ddim – F#maj7 – Bmaj7 – C#7/E# – F#maj7 – F – F# – F – Bb – Gm7b5/F – Fmaj7 – Bb/F – F#7 – Bbmaj7 – C#maj7 – F#maj7 – Fm6 – F#maj7 – Fm – Bbm7 – C#/E# – Cm7b5 – C# – F#maj7 – Eb/F – F#maj7 – F7 – C#maj7 – Bb – Cm7b5/Bb – Bb – F7 – Ebm – Bb – Fm7 – Bbm – Abm7 – …