CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Desperately, chord by chord.

Chords of: Desperately by: Nox. (G, Fm7, Eb, Ab) 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 “Desperately”

“Desperately” by Nox is in Eb Major and runs at about 82 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 202 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, Fm7, Eb, Ab.

Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 5:05 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm → Bbmaj7 → Abmaj7 → C/G → G → Cm → Eb → Aaug. 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
Ab0:4916%
Eb0:4615%
Fm70:4414%
C#0:3511%
Eb60:279%
Fm0:227%
Abmaj70:176%
C#maj70:124%

Chord progression, in order

Cm – Bbmaj7 – Abmaj7 – C/G – G – Cm – Eb – Aaug – Ab – Eb – Fm – C#/E# – Fm – Ab – Eb6 – Fm7 – C# – Ab – Ab/Bb – Eb – Ab6 – C# – Ab – Eb6 – Fm7 – Bbm7 – C#maj7 – Fm7 – Eb – Fm – C#/E# – C7/E – C# – Ab – Eb – Fm7 – C#6 – Ab6 – Eb6 – Fm7 – C# – Abmaj7 – Eb7 – Eb6 – Fm7 – C#maj7 – Ab – Eb6 – …