CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Athéna, chord by chord.

Chords of: Athéna by: Orelsan. (D7/F#, Abmaj7, Cm, 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 “Athéna”

“Athéna” by Orelsan is in C Minor and runs at about 114 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 96 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D7/F#, Abmaj7, Cm, Bb6.

Abmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 2:52 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm → Gm7 → Ab6 → Eb6 → Ab6 → Cm → Abmaj7 → Cm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 9 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
Abmaj70:4023%
Cm0:2917%
Bb60:148%
G0:137%
Fm0:127%
Gm0:116%
Ab60:106%
G70:095%

Chord progression, in order

Cm – Gm7 – Ab6 – G7 – Cm – Fm7 – Eb6 – Ab6 – G7 – Cm – Bb – Eb – Abmaj7 – Fm7 – G – Cm – Bb – Fm – G7 – Cm – Bb – Ebmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Fm – Abmaj7 – G – Cm – F/G – Cm7 – Bb6 – Bb7 – Gm – Ab6 – G – Fm – Bb – Eb6 – Bb – Cm – Fm – G7 – Ab6 – Cm – Gm – Abmaj7 – G – Cm – Gm – …