CHORD LIBRARY

Play along The Viper, chord by chord.

Chords of: The Viper by: M.I Abaga. (Em7, Cmaj7, E, C) 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 “The Viper”

“The Viper” by M.I Abaga is in C Major and runs at about 83 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 36 different chords across 181 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em7, Cmaj7, E, C.

Cmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 5:16 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em → Am7 → F#m7b5 → Em → E → C6 → E → C6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Cmaj71:0922%
E1:0721%
C0:3612%
E60:237%
Gmaj70:237%
C60:186%
C70:155%
Em0:082%

Chord progression, in order

A6 – Em – Am7 – F#m7b5 – F# – Bmaj7 – Baug – Am7 – Am7b5 – Em – E – Gmaj7 – C6 – E – Bb6 – G – C6 – Bb – E6 – G6 – C – E6 – G6 – C – E – Gmaj7 – C7 – Bm7 – E – Cmaj7 – E6 – G – Cmaj7 – E – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Bmaj7 – E – G6 – Cmaj7 – E – Gmaj7 – C#7 – Cmaj7 – E6 – G – C – Em – …