Chords of: Salt, Pepper, Birds, and the Thought Police by: Mili. (Abm, C, Eb, Abmaj7) 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.
“Salt, Pepper, Birds, and the Thought Police” by Mili is in Eb Major and runs at about 155 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 47 different chords across 195 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abm, C, Eb, Abmaj7.
Ebmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 9% of the 4:01 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb → Abmaj7 → Eb → Fm → Bb6 → C → Fm → Bb6. 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 D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ebmaj7 | 0:21 | 9% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:20 | 8% |
| Fm7 | 0:19 | 8% |
| C | 0:19 | 8% |
| Eb | 0:15 | 6% |
| Bb7 | 0:13 | 5% |
| Gm | 0:12 | 5% |
| Bb6 | 0:12 | 5% |
Fm6 – Eb – Bb – Ebmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Fm7 – Dm7b5 – Dm6 – Cm – Bb – Eb – Abmaj7 – Gm – Ab/Eb – Ebmaj7 – Eb7 – C – Fm – Bb6 – C – Fm – Bb6 – Eb – Bb6 – Ebmaj7 – Ab – Bb7 – Ebmaj7 – Eaug – Em7b5 – Fm6 – Gm – Bbm – C#dim – C – Fm – Abmaj7 – Bb7/D – Ebmaj7 – Gm7 – C – Fm7 – Bb – Eb – Bb – Eb7 – Abmaj7 – Bb7/D – …
