About the chords of “Rotlichtmassaker 2”

“Rotlichtmassaker 2” by Kollegah, -- is in Db Minor and runs at about 140 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 35 different chords across 103 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Emaj7, Ebmaj7, Ebm, Bmaj7.

Ebmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 4:40 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb → Abm → Ebm → B → Ab6 → Ebm → Ebmaj7 → Bbmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 12 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Db Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

Chord progression, in order

Eb – Abm – Ebm – Abm – Ebm – B – Ab6 – Ebm – Ebmaj7 – Ebm7b5/Db – Bbmaj7 – Ebdim – Ebmaj7 – Bb – Ab – Bbmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Ebm7 – C#6 – Ab6 – Ebm7 – Fm7b5/Eb – F#/C# – C#6 – C# – Eb – C#6 – Abm7 – C# – Eb – C#6 – Abm7 – C#6 – Eb/Db – Bmaj7 – Eb7 – Bmaj7 – Bbm – Fm7b5/Eb – Ebm – Bb – Eb – Bmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Bb – Ebmaj7 – Bmaj7 – Fm7b5/Eb – …

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