CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Helaas, chord by chord.

Chords of: Helaas by: Langa, Yssi Sb, Rijck. (Abm7, Bmaj7, Abm, Ebm) 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 “Helaas”

“Helaas” by Langa, Yssi Sb, Rijck is in Eb Minor and runs at about 90 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 87 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abm7, Bmaj7, Abm, Ebm.

Abm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 34% of the 2:40 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → Abm → B → Ebm7 → F#6 → Abm → Abm7 → Ebm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D minor shapes — the song stays in Eb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Abm70:5434%
Ebm0:2013%
Bmaj70:1912%
Abm0:1912%
Ebm70:1711%
F#60:117%
B0:043%
B7/D#0:043%

Chord progression, in order

Ebm – Bmaj7 – B – Abm – Ebm7 – B – Ebm7 – Abm7 – F#6 – Abm – Ebm7 – Abm7 – F#6 – Abm – Ebm – Abm7 – Ebm7 – Abm7 – Ebm – Abm7 – Ebm – Abm7 – Ebm – Ebm7 – B – Ebm – F# – Abm – Ebm – Abm7 – B7/D# – Abm – Ebm7 – B6 – F#6 – Abm – F#6 – Abm – Bmaj7 – Ab – F# – B6 – Ebm – Abm7 – Ebm7 – Abm7 – Abm – Ebm – …