About the chords of “Kötelék”

“Kötelék” by GwmVEVO is in Ab Minor and runs at about 97 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 33 different chords across 167 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G6, E6, Abm, Emaj7.

E6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 3:45 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#7/E# → Abm → E6 → Abm → Emaj7 → Abm → E6 → Abm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in Ab Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

Chord progression, in order

Abm – E – Abmaj7 – C#m7 – Eb – Ab – Abm – E6 – C#6 – C#m – Dmaj7 – Abm – Bbm – E – Eb – C#m7 – Eb – Abm – Bbm – E – F#6 – C#m7 – Eb7 – C#7/E# – Abm – C#m – Abm – C#6 – Emaj7 – C#m7 – Eb – Abmaj7 – E6 – Abmaj7 – C#m7 – Eb – Abmaj7 – E6 – Eb7 – Abm – E6 – C#m – Abm – Emaj7 – C#m – Eb – Emaj7 – Bbm – …

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