CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Saudade, chord by chord.

Chords of: Saudade by: Nininho. (C, Abmaj7, Ab, Cm) 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 “Saudade”

“Saudade” by Nininho is in C Minor and runs at about 92 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 129 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, Abmaj7, Ab, Cm.

Abmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 3:37 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm → Gm → Fm → Ab → Cm → Bb → Ab → Fm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 10 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
Abmaj70:3617%
Ab0:3516%
Cm0:3315%
Bb0:199%
Gm0:178%
Eb0:167%
Bb60:146%
Fm0:136%

Chord progression, in order

Cm – Gm – Fm – Bbm7 – Ab – Cm – Bb – Eb – Ab – Fm – Bb – Cm – Bb – Gm – Abmaj7 – Fm – Bb – Fm7 – Gm7 – Ab – Fm – Fm7 – Gm – Eb/Bb – Fm7 – Eb – Bb – Ebmaj7 – Ab – Eb – Cm – Eb – Bb – Eb – Ab – Bb – Cm – Ab/Eb – Bb6 – Eb – Ab – Abmaj7 – Fm – Abmaj7 – Cm – Bb – Abmaj7 – Fm – …