CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Free the Slave, chord by chord.

Chords of: Free the Slave by: KALEO. (D, Am, F, A) 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 “Free the Slave”

“Free the Slave” by KALEO is in F Major and runs at about 73 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 32 different chords across 117 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Am, F, A.

Am is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 4:01 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm → Am7 → A → Fmaj7 → D → Am → Fmaj7 → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Am0:4920%
A0:2410%
F0:239%
G0:208%
C60:198%
Dm0:187%
D70:115%
Fmaj70:115%

Chord progression, in order

Dm – A – Am7 – A – Am – A – Fmaj7 – D – A – Am – Em7 – Fmaj7 – D – G6 – Am – F6 – D7 – Am – G – F – D – G – F – G – Dm7 – A7 – C – A/G – D – C – A7 – G – A7 – C – Dmaj7 – C – A7 – G6 – C6 – A7 – D7/F# – C6 – F6 – G – C/D – Am7 – A – Am7 – …