CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Desperado, chord by chord.

Chords of: Desperado by: Kendji Girac. (Abmaj7, Dm, A7, Gm) 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 “Desperado”

“Desperado” by Kendji Girac is in D Minor and runs at about 140 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 95 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abmaj7, Dm, A7, Gm.

Dm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 42% of the 3:28 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A7 → Bb6 → A7 → Gm → G/A → Em → Dm → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 3 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Dm1:2742%
A71:1033%
Gm0:094%
Amaj70:053%
Em0:052%
G/A0:052%
Abmaj70:052%
A0:032%

Chord progression, in order

Dm – Dm7 – A7 – Dm – Bb6 – A7 – Dm – Gm – Aaug – A7 – G/A – Dm – Em7 – Dm – G – Dm7 – Em – Dm – A – Dm – A7 – Dm – A7 – Dm – A7 – Dm – A7 – Em7b5/D – Dm – A7 – Dm – A7 – Dm – A7 – Gm – F/A – A7 – Gm6 – G/A – Dm – Em7 – Dm – G – Dm7 – Em – Dm – G – Dm – …