Chords of: De Leven by: Kevin. (C#7/E#, Abm, Gmaj7, Emaj7) 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.
“De Leven” by Kevin is in Ab Minor and runs at about 84 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 57 different chords across 146 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#7/E#, Abm, Gmaj7, Emaj7.
Abm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 6:50 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm → Ebm → Emaj7 → Abm → Emaj7 → Abm → E7 → Abdim. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 10 main chords with 12 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in Ab Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Abm | 1:21 | 20% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:33 | 8% |
| F#maj7 | 0:21 | 5% |
| Emaj7 | 0:20 | 5% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:20 | 5% |
| F#6 | 0:19 | 5% |
| E6 | 0:19 | 5% |
| Amaj7 | 0:18 | 4% |
Abm – Ebm – Emaj7 – C#m – Abm – F#6 – Ebm – Emaj7 – Abm – F# – Ebm6 – E7 – C#m – Abm – Abdim – F#aug – Ebm7 – E7 – Ebmaj7 – Em7b5/D – F#6 – G7 – Cmaj7 – F#7 – Gmaj7 – Bbm7b5/Ab – Bbmaj7 – A7 – G7 – F# – Abmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Bbm6 – A7 – Bbmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Gmaj7 – C#/G# – Abm – F#6 – B – C#m – F#maj7 – Abm – F#6 – …