About the chords of “Liekki”

“Liekki” by Mariska, Pahat Sudet is in G Minor and runs at about 120 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 32 different chords across 117 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gm7, Gm, Bbmaj7, C7/E.

Gm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 12% of the 3:33 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am7 → C6 → Gm → Am7 → Daug → C7/E → Bbmaj7 → C7/E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 10 main chords with 13 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in G Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

Chord progression, in order

Am7 – G/A – D7 – Daug – D7 – C6 – Gm – Am7 – D7 – Daug – D – G – Daug – Dmaj7 – C7/E – D7 – Am7 – Bbmaj7 – C7/E – Am7 – Bbmaj7 – C/E – Em7b5 – Dmaj7 – F#m7b5/E – Gm7 – Em7b5 – C7/E – Am7 – Gm6 – Fmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Cmaj7 – F – Cm – Bbmaj7 – F – Gm – C7/E – F#m7b5/E – Gm7 – Ebmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – C7/E – Daug – …

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