About the chords of “Biarlah”

“Biarlah” by Killing Me Inside is in Ab Major and runs at about 90 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 118 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#7, Ab, Cm, Eb.

Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 4:07 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm7 → Eb/G → Ab → Bb6 → Cm7 → Eb/G → Ab → Bb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use G major shapes — the song stays in Ab Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

Chord progression, in order

Cm7 – Gm – Eb/G – Ab – Bb6 – Cm7 – G – Eb/G – Ab – Bb – Cm – Gm – C/G – Eb – Ab – Bb6 – Cm – Gm7 – Am7b5/G – Bb7/D – Ab – Bb7 – Eb/Bb – Cm7 – Gm – Ab – Abmaj7 – Bb6 – Cm – Gm – Bb/Ab – Ab – Gm – Cm – F/C – Eb/G – Gm7 – Ab – Bb6 – Eb – Bb – Eb – Ab6 – Cm – C#/D# – Eb – Ab6 – Cm – …

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