Chords of: Safe by: Nico Santos. (Ab, C#, Fm, Fm7) 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.
“Safe” by Nico Santos is in F Minor and runs at about 100 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 166 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab, C#, Fm, Fm7.
Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 3:35 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C# → Fm7 → C# → Ab → F → Fm7 → C# → Fm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in F Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ab | 0:33 | 15% |
| Fm | 0:32 | 15% |
| C# | 0:28 | 13% |
| Fm7 | 0:22 | 10% |
| Eb | 0:16 | 8% |
| C#maj7 | 0:12 | 6% |
| Bbm | 0:09 | 4% |
| C#6 | 0:09 | 4% |
Cm7b5/Bb – Bbm – F – Bbm – Fm6 – C# – Ab – Eb – Ab – Bbm7 – Fm7 – Bbm7 – Fm – C# – Ab – Bbm – F – Bbm – Fm7 – C# – Ab – Eb – C# – Eb6 – C# – Eb6 – C# – Eb6 – C#maj7 – Eb – Bb – Fm – C#maj7 – Cm – Fm – Eb – Fm – C#6 – Ab – Bb – Fm – F7 – C# – Cm – Fm – Eb – Fm7 – C#6 – …
