About the chords of “23”

“23” by Randy Nota Loca, -- is in Db Minor and runs at about 96 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 34 different chords across 68 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bmaj7, Emaj7, Ab, Abaug.

Emaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 3:02 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A7 → A → C#6 → Abmaj7 → F# → Ab → C#/G# → Abaug. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 11 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Db Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

Chord progression, in order

A7 – A – B – Bbm7b5/Ab – C#/D# – C#m – F# – C#6 – B – Abmaj7 – F# – Ab – C#/G# – Abaug – E6 – Ab6 – Bm7 – Emaj7 – Abm7b5 – C#m – Emaj7 – C# – Cmaj7 – Abm6 – Abaug – Ebmaj7 – Ab – Emaj7 – C#7/E# – Bm7 – Emaj7 – Bb/Ab – C#m – Abaug – E6 – Ab6 – Bm7 – Emaj7 – Abm7b5 – C#m – Ab – Abm7 – Bb – Abm7 – D – C#m – C – E/G# – …

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