Chords of: Tension by: Ssaru, Scar Mkadinali. (C#7, Abmaj7, Ab6, C#maj7) 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.
“Tension” by Ssaru, Scar Mkadinali is in Db Major and runs at about 95 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 35 different chords across 77 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#7, Abmaj7, Ab6, C#maj7.
Abmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 2:52 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → B7 → Abm → C#maj7 → Ab6 → Ab7 → Ebm7b5/Db → Abm6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 10 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Abmaj7 | 0:25 | 14% |
| Ab7 | 0:18 | 10% |
| Ab6 | 0:17 | 10% |
| C#maj7 | 0:14 | 8% |
| Abm6 | 0:11 | 6% |
| Ebm6 | 0:08 | 5% |
| Ab | 0:07 | 4% |
| B7 | 0:07 | 4% |
B – Cm7 – C#maj7 – Ebm6 – B7 – Abmaj7 – B/D# – C#7 – Abm – C – Ab7 – C#maj7 – Abmaj7 – Bmaj7 – Ab6 – C#m7b5 – Ab7 – Ab6 – Ebm7b5/Db – Abm6 – C#m6 – Abm7 – Ab – Baug – Ab7 – Abmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Ab7 – D – Ebaug – C#7 – Abm7 – B/C# – C – Ab7 – C#maj7 – Abmaj7 – Bmaj7 – Ab/C – Ebm6 – Ab6 – F#/C# – Cm7b5 – C#maj7 – Ebmaj7 – C#6 – Ab7 – …
