Chords of: Maria (I Like It Loud) by: Scooter, Marc Acardipane. (Ab, Ab7, Abmaj7, Abm7b5) 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.
“Maria (I Like It Loud)” by Scooter, Marc Acardipane is in Ab Major and runs at about 143 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 47 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab, Ab7, Abmaj7, Abm7b5.
Ab7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 35% of the 3:35 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gmaj7 → Ab7 → B7 → Baug → Ab7 → Abmaj7 → Ab7 → Ab6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use G major shapes — the song stays in Ab Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ab7 | 1:16 | 35% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:37 | 17% |
| Abm7b5 | 0:20 | 9% |
| Abm7 | 0:19 | 9% |
| B6 | 0:15 | 7% |
| Ab | 0:06 | 3% |
| Abaug | 0:06 | 3% |
| Abm | 0:06 | 3% |
Gmaj7 – Ab7 – B7 – E/G# – Fm – Baug – Ab7 – Abmaj7 – Ab7 – Ab6 – Abm7b5 – Abmaj7 – Abm7b5 – Ab7 – Emaj7 – B – Ab7 – B/C# – Ab7 – Abm7 – Abmaj7 – Abm7b5 – Ab7 – Abm – Ab7 – Abm7 – Ab7 – Bbm7b5/Ab – Abmaj7 – Ab7 – Abm – Abaug – B – Abmaj7 – Abm7b5 – Ab7 – B6 – Ab7 – B6 – Ab7 – B6 – Ab7 – B6 – Ab – Aaug – Cmaj7 – Ab
