Chords of: Detective by: Rauw Alejandro. (Abm, Ebm, F#, Abm7) 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.
“Detective” by Rauw Alejandro is in Eb Minor and runs at about 189 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 147 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abm, Ebm, F#, Abm7.
Ebm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 32% of the 4:06 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eaug → Abm → F#6 → Abm → F# → Abm → F# → Abm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D minor shapes — the song stays in Eb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ebm | 1:19 | 32% |
| F# | 0:53 | 21% |
| Abm7 | 0:37 | 15% |
| Abm | 0:20 | 8% |
| Eb | 0:16 | 7% |
| F#6 | 0:15 | 6% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:10 | 4% |
| Ebm7 | 0:04 | 2% |
Eaug – Abm – Ebm – F#6 – Abm – Ebm – F# – Abm – Ebm – F# – Abm7 – Ebm – F# – Abm7 – Ebm – F# – Abm7 – Ebm – Abm7 – Eb – F# – Ebm – Abm7 – Eb – F# – Ebm – E/G# – Ebm – F# – Ebm – Abm7 – Eb – F# – Ebm – Abm7 – Eb – F# – Ebm – Abm – Ebm – F# – Abm – Ebm – F# – Abm7 – Bmaj7 – Abm – Bmaj7 – …
