CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Vai, chord by chord.

Chords of: Vai by: Piruka. (G7, Cm7, Dm7b5/C, Ebmaj7) 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 “Vai”

“Vai” by Piruka is in C Minor and runs at about 153 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 32 different chords across 106 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G7, Cm7, Dm7b5/C, Ebmaj7.

Cm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 3:46 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abmaj7 → Dm7b5/C → Abmaj7 → Dm7 → Cmaj7 → Gm7b5 → Caug → C6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 13 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
Cm70:3716%
Cm0:2511%
Dm7b5/C0:2411%
Ebmaj70:219%
Cmaj70:178%
Abmaj70:125%
D70:125%
Gm70:125%

Chord progression, in order

C – Abmaj7 – Dm7b5 – Cm – Dm7b5/C – Abmaj7 – Dm7b5/C – Cm – Dm7 – Cmaj7 – Gm7b5 – Caug – C6 – Eb7/G – C#maj7 – Cm – Cm7 – C#maj7 – Cmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Dm – Cmaj7 – G7 – Abmaj7 – F6 – Cm – Fm – Cdim – Cm7 – Ab – G7 – Cm – Ebmaj7 – Dm7b5/C – Cm7 – Gm7 – C7 – Dm7b5/C – Cm7 – Gm7 – Cm7 – D/C – Gmaj7 – Cm7 – Gm7b5 – C – Ebmaj7 – …