About the chords of “Commando”

“Commando” by Julian King, Holy Ten is in Eb Minor and runs at about 104 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 103 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, Eb, Eb6, Baug.

Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 2:31 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb → Eb6 → Bbmaj7 → Ebmaj7 → Eb → Bb → Eb → Eb6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 9 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 frequency

Chord progression, in order

Eb – Bbm – F – Eb – Bb/C – F – Eb6 – Ebmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – F – Ebmaj7 – Bb – Fmaj7 – Eb – F/Eb – Bb – F – Eb – F/Eb – Bb – F – Cm6 – Eb – Bb – Ebmaj7 – Eb – F6 – Bb – F – Ebmaj7 – Eb6 – Bb – F – Eb – Bb – F – Bb6 – Eb6 – Bb – F – Eb6 – Bbmaj7 – F – Bb – Eb – G7 – Eb – D7 – …

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