CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Barcelona, chord by chord.

Chords of: Barcelona by: Montserrat Caballé, Freddie Mercury. (Eb, Ab, Bb, Bb6) 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 “Barcelona”

“Barcelona” by Montserrat Caballé, Freddie Mercury is in Eb Major and runs at about 152 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 46 different chords across 124 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb, Ab, Bb, Bb6.

Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 4:13 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab → Eb6 → C# → Ab → Bb → Eb → F → Bb6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Eb0:4116%
Ab0:4016%
Bb0:3012%
Bb70:187%
Bb60:187%
C#60:146%
C#0:146%
Eb/G0:104%

Chord progression, in order

Ab – Eb6 – Ab – C# – Ab – Bb – Bbmaj7 – Bb7 – Eb – Bb – Bbm – Dm – F – Bb – Eb – Bb6 – Bb – Ebmaj7 – Ab/Eb – Eb – Ebdim – Eb – Bb – Gm – Bb – C# – Ab – Bb6 – C7/E – Ebm7 – Bb – Bbdim – Bb – F – Bb – Eb – Bb – Eb – Ab/Eb – Eb – Cdim – Eb – Bb6 – Bb – Eb/Bb – Bb – C# – F#/C# – …