CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Sāo Paulo, chord by chord.

Chords of: Sāo Paulo by: Greg Ferreira. (Bbm, Fm, Bb, C7) 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 “Sāo Paulo”

“Sāo Paulo” by Greg Ferreira is in F Minor and runs at about 150 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 106 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bbm, Fm, Bb, C7.

Fm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 2:50 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbm → Ab6 → Bb → Fm → C → Bb7 → Fm7 → Bb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in F Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Fm0:3722%
C70:2917%
Bb0:2716%
Bbm0:169%
Bb70:148%
C0:095%
Bbm70:064%
C#maj70:053%

Chord progression, in order

Bbm – Ab7 – Bbm6 – Ab6 – Bb – Bbm7 – C7/E – Fm – C – Bb7 – C7 – Fm7 – Bb – Bbm – C7 – Fm6 – Bb/F – C – Bb7 – C7 – Fm – Bb/F – C – Bb7 – C7 – F – Bb – C7 – Fm – Bb – Fm – Bb – Cm7b5/Bb – Bbm7 – C7 – Fm – C7 – C#maj7 – Fm – C7 – Bbm7 – Caug – C#maj7 – C – Bb7 – C6 – Bb/C – F7 – …