CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Sade, chord by chord.

Chords of: Sade by: Rotimi, Mayorkun, Nasty C. (Ebm, E6, C#m7, C#m) 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 “Sade”

“Sade” by Rotimi, Mayorkun, Nasty C is in Db Minor and runs at about 113 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 96 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ebm, E6, C#m7, C#m.

E6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 3:34 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m → Abm7 → C#m → B → F# → E6 → Abm7 → F#. 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 4 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Db Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
E60:3818%
C#m70:3516%
C#m0:2914%
F#0:2512%
Abm70:199%
F#60:136%
B60:115%
B/D#0:084%

Chord progression, in order

C#m – Abm7 – F# – C#m – B – F# – F#7 – E6 – Abm7 – F# – E6 – Abm7 – F# – C#m7 – Abm7 – C# – F#6 – E6 – B6 – F# – C#m7 – B6 – F# – C#m – F#6 – Abm7 – F# – B – E6 – Eb – B/D# – F# – E6 – B/D# – F#6 – E – C#m7 – Fm7b5/Eb – B/D# – F#/C# – E6 – Abm7 – Eb7 – F# – C#m7 – B/D# – F# – E6 – …