CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Saudades, chord by chord.

Chords of: Saudades by: Mota JR. (Eb6, Cm, Fm, 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.

About the chords of “Saudades”

“Saudades” by Mota JR is in C Minor and runs at about 151 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 126 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb6, Cm, Fm, Abmaj7.

Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 4:54 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abmaj7 → Cm → Fm → Cm → Fm → Cm → Fm → Ab6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Cm1:2228%
Fm1:0823%
Abmaj71:0020%
Ab60:196%
Fm70:176%
Eb60:062%
G70:052%
F0:041%

Chord progression, in order

Cm – Abmaj7 – Cm – Fm – Ab6 – Cm – Fm – Cm – Fm – Ab6 – Ebmaj7 – Cm – Fm – Cm – Fm – Cm7 – Fm – Cm – Dm7b5 – Abmaj7 – F – Abmaj7 – Fm7 – Gm7 – Cm – Fm – Cm – Abmaj7 – Fm – Abmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – F – Cm – Fm – Abmaj7 – Fm7 – Cm – Fm – Cm – Fm – Cm – Fm – Cm – F – Ab6 – Cm – Fm6 – Cm – …