CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Défiler, chord by chord.

Chords of: Défiler by: Stromae. (D/F#, Ebm, Abm7, Abm) 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 “Défiler”

“Défiler” by Stromae is in C Minor and runs at about 110 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 44 different chords across 297 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D/F#, Ebm, Abm7, Abm.

Ebm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 8:30 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bmaj7 → Abm7 → Bmaj7 → Abm7 → B6 → Ebm → F#6 → Abm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 7 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Ebm2:3230%
Abm1:0914%
Abm71:0312%
B60:377%
Ebm70:234%
Abm60:184%
B0:163%
Bmaj70:122%

Chord progression, in order

Bmaj7 – Ebm7 – Abm7 – Bmaj7 – Abm – Ebm7 – Abm7 – F#/G# – B6 – Ebm – F#6 – Abm – B6 – Ebm – Abm7 – Ebm – Bbm7b5/Ab – Abm – C#m – Ebm7 – Abm – Ebm – Bbm7b5/Ab – C#m – Ebm7 – Ebm – F# – C#/G# – Abm – F#6 – Ebm – Ab/Gb – F#6 – Abm7 – Ebm7 – Eb/Bb – Dm7b5/C – Bb7 – Ebmaj7 – C#m7b5/B – Abmaj7 – Ebm – F#maj7 – B6 – Abm7 – C# – Ebm7 – Ebm – …