Chords of: The Great Deceiver by: In Flames. (Ab, Bb, Bb7, Bbm) 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.
“The Great Deceiver” by In Flames is in Ab Major and runs at about 170 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 126 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab, Bb, Bb7, Bbm.
Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 3:31 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb7 → F# → Bb → F#maj7 → Bb7 → Bbm7 → Bbmaj7 → Bb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use G major shapes — the song stays in Ab Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bb | 0:34 | 16% |
| Bb7 | 0:30 | 14% |
| Ab | 0:23 | 11% |
| F#maj7 | 0:23 | 11% |
| Bbm | 0:17 | 8% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:16 | 7% |
| F# | 0:15 | 7% |
| C# | 0:08 | 4% |
Bb7 – C#6 – F# – Fm7 – Bb – F#maj7 – Abmaj7 – Bb7 – F# – Ab6 – Bbm7 – F# – Abmaj7 – B7 – Bbmaj7 – F#maj7 – Bb – C#6 – B – Bb – F#maj7 – Bbmaj7 – F#maj7 – Bb – F#maj7 – B – Bb – Bb7 – F#m7 – Bb – F#maj7 – Bb7 – F#maj7 – Ab – C# – Ab – F#maj7 – Ab – C# – Abmaj7 – Bb – C# – F#m – Bbmaj7 – F#maj7 – Ab – Bbm – F# – …
