Chords of: L'essenziale by: Marco Mengoni. (B, Ab, A, 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.
“L'essenziale” by Marco Mengoni is in A Major and runs at about 126 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 63 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B, Ab, A, C#.
Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 3:26 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab → C# → Ab → C# → Ab → C# → Ab → C#maj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 10 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ab | 0:28 | 14% |
| A | 0:21 | 10% |
| C# | 0:19 | 9% |
| B | 0:15 | 7% |
| E | 0:15 | 7% |
| F# | 0:15 | 7% |
| D | 0:14 | 7% |
| F#m | 0:13 | 6% |
Ab – C# – Ab – C# – Ab – C# – Ab – C#maj7 – Fm – C#maj7 – Ab – C# – C#maj7 – Ab – Fm7 – C#maj7 – Ab – Eb7 – Fm – C# – F# – F#dim – F# – Ab – A – Dmaj7 – A – F#m – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – A – F#m – D – A – C#m – F#m7 – D – A – E7 – F#m – D – A – E – F#m – D – G – Bm – G – …
