CHORD LIBRARY

Play along NO DEFENCE, chord by chord.

Chords of: NO DEFENCE by: Mert, Z. (Ab, C#m, C#m7, C#7) 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 “NO DEFENCE”

“NO DEFENCE” by Mert, Z is in Ab Major and runs at about 104 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 70 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab, C#m, C#m7, C#7.

C#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 35% of the 2:38 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m → C# → Bm6 → C# → Dmaj7 → Abm7b5 → C#6 → Abm7b5. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 7 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
C#m0:5535%
C#0:159%
C#m70:149%
C#70:138%
C#60:138%
Dmaj70:064%
Ebm7b5/Db0:064%
Abm7b50:064%

Chord progression, in order

C#m – Ebdim – C#m – Ebdim – C#m – Ebdim – C#m – Ebdim – C# – Dmaj7 – C# – Bm6 – C# – Dmaj7 – Ab7 – Abm7b5 – Bbm7 – D – C# – D – C#6 – Abm7b5 – C# – Dmaj7 – C#maj7 – C#m – Ebm – A – Ebm7b5 – C#m – Ebm – A – Ebm7b5/Db – C#m – Ebm7b5/Db – Emaj7 – Ebm7b5/Db – Emaj7 – C#m6 – Bmaj7 – C#m7 – C#maj7 – E – Bmaj7 – C#7 – C#6 – C#7 – C#m – …