Chords of: Grândola, Vila Morena by: José Afonso. (Ebmaj7, Ab, Eb, Abmaj7) 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.
“Grândola, Vila Morena” by José Afonso is in Eb Major and runs at about 98 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 72 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ebmaj7, Ab, Eb, Abmaj7.
Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 2:29 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebmaj7 → Ab → Abmaj7 → Ab → Fm → Eb → Em6 → Ab. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ab | 0:45 | 31% |
| Eb | 0:36 | 24% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:11 | 7% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:08 | 6% |
| Fm | 0:08 | 5% |
| Gm7 | 0:05 | 3% |
| Ab6 | 0:04 | 2% |
| G7/B | 0:03 | 2% |
Ebmaj7 – G7 – Ab – Abmaj7 – Bb – Ab – G – Fm – Dmaj7 – Fm7 – G6 – Fm – Eb – Ab – Em6 – Ab – Bb – Cm – Bb – Ab – Gm – Fm – Gm7 – Eb – Abmaj7 – Bb/Ab – Cmaj7 – Bb/Ab – Ab – Abmaj7 – Fmaj7 – C#maj7 – Fm7 – G7/B – Eb – Bb/Ab – Ab – C#m7b5/B – Ab – Bb – Ab – Gmaj7 – Ab6 – Gm7 – Fmaj7 – Eb – Ebmaj7 – G7/B – …
