About the chords of “Fröken Reykjavík”

“Fröken Reykjavík” by Rio Trio is in Db Major and runs at about 103 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 58 different chords across 249 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#maj7, C6, C, C#.

C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 3:46 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am → C → C6 → C → Dm7 → C6 → C → C6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

Chord progression, in order

Abmaj7 – G6 – C – Gm – C7 – F – F#dim – C – Am – Dm7 – Em7 – C – Dm7 – G – C – Gm – C – F – F#dim – Am7 – Dm – Gaug – C – Am – Dm7 – G – C – Am – Dm – G – C – Gm – C – F6 – F#dim – Am – G – C – Dm – G – C – Gm – C – F6 – F#m7b5 – C6 – Dm7 – G – …

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