CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Pardon, chord by chord.

Chords of: Pardon by: Louis Villain, Budda. (Gm, Eb, Ebm, Ebm7) 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 “Pardon”

“Pardon” by Louis Villain, Budda is in Eb Major and runs at about 70 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 37 different chords across 93 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gm, Eb, Ebm, Ebm7.

Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 3:07 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb → Abm → Eb → Ebm7 → Gaug → Ebm → Abm7 → Ebm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 11 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Eb0:2714%
Ebm0:2212%
Ebm70:2011%
Abm0:1810%
Abm70:158%
Bmaj70:095%
Baug0:084%
Abm60:063%

Chord progression, in order

Eb – Abm – Bmaj7 – Eb – Abm7 – Ab7 – Ebm7 – Gaug – B6 – Ebm – Abm7 – E/B – Ebm – A6 – Abm6 – Ebm7 – Ebmaj7 – Abm6 – E – Bmaj7 – Abm – F7 – Abm – Bb7 – Eb – Abmaj7 – Abm – Bbmaj7 – Abm7 – Bb7 – Ebm7b5 – Bbmaj7 – Ebm – Abm – Bmaj7 – Eb – Ebm7 – Abm7 – Ab6 – Abm – Bmaj7 – Ebm7 – Abm7 – Ebm7 – Abm – G/A – B6 – Ebm – …