CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Mãe, chord by chord.

Chords of: Mãe by: Mariza. (Ab, Cm7, Bbm7, 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 “Mãe”

“Mãe” by Mariza is in Ab Major and runs at about 70 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 99 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab, Cm7, Bbm7, C#.

Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 3:29 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab → Eb/G → F# → C# → Ab → Eb/G → F# → C#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 12 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use G major shapes — the song stays in Ab Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Ab0:4521%
Bbm70:2512%
Cm70:2211%
C#0:2010%
C#maj70:189%
Eb0:136%
Fm70:136%
F#0:136%

Chord progression, in order

Ab – Eb/G – F# – Ab – C# – Eb/Db – Ab – Eb/G – Ab6 – F# – C# – Eb/Db – Ab – C#/G# – Abmaj7 – Eb/G – F# – E/F# – C# – Ab/Eb – Ab – C#maj7 – Cm7 – Bbm7 – Ab – Bbm7 – Ab/C – C#maj7 – Cm7 – Fm7 – Bbm7 – Ab/C – C#6 – Eb – C#/G# – Ab – Eb/G – F# – C# – Ab – Eb – Bbm7 – Ab/C – C# – Ab/Eb – C#/G# – Ab – C#maj7 – …