CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Babylon, chord by chord.

Chords of: Babylon by: Sil3a. (Ab, C#7, C#maj7, 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 “Babylon”

“Babylon” by Sil3a is in Ab Major and runs at about 186 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 56 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab, C#7, C#maj7, C#m.

C#7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 2:11 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#7 → Abm → C#7 → Amaj7 → Ab → C#maj7 → Abm → Ab7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 13 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#70:4333%
C#maj70:1310%
C#m0:129%
Ebm7b5/Db0:108%
Amaj70:086%
Ab70:086%
Abm0:076%
C#m70:075%

Chord progression, in order

B – D6 – C#7 – A/C# – Am – Abmaj7 – C#7 – B – C#m – Abm – C#7 – Amaj7 – Ab – C#maj7 – Abm – Adim – Ab7 – Ebm7b5/Db – C#m – Am – C#/G# – C#7 – Ebm7b5/Db – F/A – Ab7 – C#7 – Ebm7b5/Db – F/A – Ab7 – C#maj7 – C#7 – C#m – C#7 – Cmaj7 – Amaj7 – Abm – C#m7 – Amaj7 – Ab – C#m – Amaj7 – Ab7 – C#7 – Ebm7b5/Db – Aaug – Ab7 – C#7 – Ebm7b5/Db – …