Chords of: carmen by: Stromae. (Fm7, Cm, Abmaj7, Cm6) 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.
“carmen” by Stromae is in C Minor and runs at about 75 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 35 different chords across 82 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fm7, Cm, Abmaj7, Cm6.
Abmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 3:29 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cmaj7 → Cm → Ebmaj7 → Abmaj7 → Cm → Fm6 → Cm → G7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Abmaj7 | 0:44 | 21% |
| Cm | 0:40 | 19% |
| Cm6 | 0:29 | 14% |
| G | 0:11 | 5% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:09 | 4% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| Eb7/G | 0:08 | 4% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:06 | 3% |
Cmaj7 – C7 – Ebdim – Abdim – Cm – B – Gm – Am – G7 – Ebmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – A/G – Abmaj7 – Am7 – Abmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Fm – Cm – Dm7 – Cm – Fm6 – Cm – G7 – Ebmaj7 – Abmaj7 – G/D – Abmaj7 – Am7b5/G – G – Abmaj7 – D7 – G – C – G – Amaj7 – G – Ebdim – Abmaj7 – Ebm7b5 – Am7 – Cm – Abmaj7 – Cm7b5 – Ebmaj7 – Fm – Cm – F6 – …
