About the chords of “SPOOKY”

“SPOOKY” by fennecxx, DJ ALEX is in E Major and runs at about 129 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 100 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E6, Emaj7, Ab, E.

Emaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 13% of the 1:36 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab → Bb6 → Bmaj7 → E → Emaj7 → Ab → Bmaj7 → Ab. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 11 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

Chord progression, in order

Ab – Bb6 – Bmaj7 – Caug – F#7/A# – Ab – E – E7 – Bbm7b5 – Emaj7 – E7 – Bbm7b5/Ab – Emaj7 – E7 – C#m – Emaj7 – E7 – C#m – Ebm – E7 – Bbm7b5/Ab – Ebm – E7 – Bbm7b5 – Emaj7 – E7 – Bbm7b5/Ab – Ebm – E7 – Bbm7b5/Ab – Ebm – E7 – C#m – Bmaj7 – E6 – Ab – Abm7b5 – C#m – Ab – Gm – Ab – B – Em7b5 – Eb7 – Abm7 – Em7b5 – Eb7 – Abm7 – …

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