Chords of: Killing Me Softly with His Song by: Roberta Flack. (Fm, Eb, Fm7, Ab) 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.
“Killing Me Softly with His Song” by Roberta Flack is in Eb Major and runs at about 61 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 33 different chords across 142 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fm, Eb, Fm7, Ab.
Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 4:21 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fm → Ab/Eb → Fm7 → Eb6 → Bbm7 → Eb → Ab → C#maj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eb | 0:44 | 17% |
| Fm7 | 0:33 | 13% |
| Ab | 0:26 | 10% |
| F#maj7 | 0:22 | 9% |
| Bbm7 | 0:21 | 8% |
| F | 0:18 | 7% |
| Fm | 0:16 | 6% |
| Bb/D | 0:10 | 4% |
Fm – C#/D# – Ab/Eb – C#/D# – Eb6 – Fm7 – Eb6 – C#/D# – Eb6 – Bbm7 – Eb – Ab – C#maj7 – Bbm7 – Eb – Fm7 – Ebm6 – Bbm – Eb6 – Eb7 – Ab – Eb/Bb – C7 – Dm7 – C – Fm7 – Bbm7 – Eb – Ab – Fm7 – Gm – Bb/D – Eb – C#6 – Ab – C# – C#maj7 – F#maj7 – F – Bbm7 – Eb – Ab6 – C#maj7 – Bbm7 – Eb – Fm7 – Bbm – Eb – …
