CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Alele, chord by chord.

Chords of: Alele by: Mbosso. (Ab7, C#, Bbm7, Bbm) 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 “Alele”

“Alele” by Mbosso is in Bb Minor and runs at about 102 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 13 different chords across 103 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab7, C#, Bbm7, Bbm.

C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 3:35 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C# → Bbm → F# → Ab → C# → Bbm7 → F# → Ab6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 13 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Bb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#0:3315%
Ab70:3114%
Bbm70:2913%
Bbm0:2210%
F#0:209%
C#maj70:199%
Ab0:167%
F#maj70:157%

Chord progression, in order

C# – Bbm – F# – Ab – C# – Bbm7 – F# – Ab6 – C# – Bbm – F# – Ab7 – C#maj7 – Bbm7 – F#maj7 – Ebm – Ab6 – C# – Bbm7 – F#maj7 – Ebm – Ab6 – C#maj7 – Bbm7 – F# – Ab7 – C#maj7 – Bbm7 – F#maj7 – Ab – C#6 – Bbm – F#6 – C# – Ab7 – C#maj7 – Bbm – Ebm – F#maj7 – Ab7 – C# – Bbm – Bbm7 – F# – Ab – Ab7 – C# – Bbm – …