Chords of: Tell Me to Stay by: Hugo Helmig. (Ebm, B, F#, Abm7) 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.
“Tell Me to Stay” by Hugo Helmig is in Eb Minor and runs at about 106 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 97 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ebm, B, F#, Abm7.
Ebm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 3:19 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm7 → Ebm → Abm7 → Ebm → Abm7 → B → Ebm → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 11 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D minor shapes — the song stays in Eb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ebm | 0:49 | 24% |
| B | 0:37 | 19% |
| F# | 0:26 | 13% |
| Abm | 0:17 | 9% |
| Abm7 | 0:12 | 6% |
| E | 0:11 | 6% |
| E6 | 0:10 | 5% |
| C#/G# | 0:10 | 5% |
Abm7 – B – B6 – Ebm – Abm7 – B – B6 – Ebm – Abm7 – B – Ebm – E – F# – Abm – C#/G# – Ebm7 – Abm7 – E – F# – Abm – C#/G# – F# – Ebm – B – Ebm – E – E6 – Abm – C#/G# – F# – Abm7 – Abm – B – Ebm – Abm7 – B – Ebm – E – F# – Abm – C#m – Ebm7 – B6 – E – F# – Abm – C#/G# – F# – …
