CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Mayday, chord by chord.

Chords of: Mayday by: Imen Es. (C#m, Abm, Abm7, C#m6) 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 “Mayday”

“Mayday” by Imen Es is in Ab Minor and runs at about 128 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 12 different chords across 162 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#m, Abm, Abm7, C#m6.

Abm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 45% of the 3:42 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm → C#m6 → F#6 → Abm → C#m → Abm → Abm7 → Abm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 8 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

ChordTime heldShare
Abm1:4045%
C#m0:3215%
F#0:2712%
F#/G#0:2310%
Abm70:157%
C#m60:126%
F#60:042%
Ebm0:031%

Chord progression, in order

Abm – F# – C#m – Abm – F# – Ab – Abm – F# – C#m – Abm – Ebm – F# – Abm – F# – C#m6 – Abm – F#6 – Abm – F# – C#m – Abm – F# – C#m – Abm – F#/G# – E6 – Abm – F#/G# – Abm – F#/G# – C#m – Abm – Abm7 – C#m – Abm – F#/G# – C#m6 – Abm – F# – C#m – Abm – F#/G# – C#m – Abm7 – F# – Abm – F#/G# – C#m – …