About the chords of “Alíviame”

“Alíviame” by Maykel is in F Minor and runs at about 126 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 134 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab6, Ab, Fm, Fm7.

Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 3:23 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fm → Eb → Bbm7 → Fm7 → Eb/G → Bbm7 → C#maj7 → Eb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 11 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in F Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

Chord progression, in order

Cm7 – Abm – Fm – Eb – Bbm7 – C#6 – Fm7 – Eb/G – Bbm7 – C#maj7 – Eb – Fm7 – Eb – Fm – Eb – Cm7b5/Bb – Fm – C#6 – Abmaj7 – C#6 – Eb – Fm7b5 – Ebm – Fm – Ab – C#6 – Abmaj7 – C# – Fm – Ebm – Ab/Eb – Eb – Fm – Fm7 – C#6 – Ab – Eb6 – Fm7 – C#maj7 – Ab – Fm7b5/Eb – Abmaj7 – Ab6 – Ebmaj7 – Ab – C/Bb – Bb – Eb/Bb – …

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