Chords of: Al Shams by: Mayada El Hennawy. (Cm, A#m, D#, Fm) 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.
“Al Shams” by Mayada El Hennawy is in C Minor and runs at about 156 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 173 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm, A#m, D#, Fm.
Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 32% of the 9:24 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm → Gm → Fm → Cm → D#/G → Fm → A#m → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cm | 2:59 | 32% |
| A#m | 2:01 | 22% |
| D# | 1:31 | 16% |
| Fm | 1:10 | 12% |
| C# | 0:47 | 8% |
| C | 0:14 | 2% |
| D#/G | 0:09 | 2% |
| A# | 0:06 | 1% |
Cm – Gm – Fm – Cm – D#/G – Fm – A#m – C – Fm – D#7 – Cm – Fm – C# – A#m – C – Cm – Fm – C# – A#m – C – Cm – Fm – C# – A#m – Cm – C# – Cm – C# – Cm – C# – Cm – D# – A#m – D# – Cm – C# – Cm – C# – Cm – C# – C – C# – Cm – D# – A#m – Cm – Fm – D# – …
