CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Erlkönig, chord by chord.

Chords of: Erlkönig by: Lūcadelic. (Abm, B, E/B, 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.

About the chords of “Erlkönig”

“Erlkönig” by Lūcadelic is in Ab Minor and runs at about 183 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 131 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abm, B, E/B, Emaj7.

Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 2:34 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Emaj7 → Bmaj7 → B → Emaj7 → Bmaj7 → E → B → Abmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 10 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Ab0:3322%
B0:2818%
Emaj70:2114%
F#60:128%
E0:106%
E/B0:096%
Abm0:085%
F#0:075%

Chord progression, in order

Ab – Emaj7 – B – F# – Ab – Emaj7 – B6 – Bmaj7 – Ab – E – B6 – F# – Ab – Emaj7 – B – Bb – Abm – Ab – Emaj7 – Bmaj7 – Ab – E – B – Bb – Ab – E/B – B6 – F#6 – Ab – E/B – B – C#/B – Abmaj7 – Emaj7 – B – F#6 – Ab – Emaj7 – B – C# – Ebmaj7 – Ab – E/B – F#6 – Ebaug – Ab – Emaj7 – B – …