CHORD LIBRARY

Play along DESPERADO, chord by chord.

Chords of: DESPERADO by: T.O.P. (F, Cm, Cm7, F7) 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 “DESPERADO”

“DESPERADO” by T.O.P is in C Minor and runs at about 85 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 43 different chords across 117 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, Cm, Cm7, F7.

Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 32% of the 3:31 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bm6 → Cm → F7 → Cm → F → Eb6 → C7 → Cm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 4 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
Cm1:0732%
Cm70:2713%
F70:2512%
Eb60:2010%
F0:105%
Eb0:073%
Cmaj70:052%
C70:032%

Chord progression, in order

Bm6 – Cm – F7 – Cm – Eb/Bb – Cm – F/G – F – G7 – Eb6 – C7 – Fm7b5/Eb – Cm – F – G7 – F7 – G7 – Eb6 – Bbmaj7 – F/C – Cm – Eb7 – F – Cm – Fm – C/G – Eb6 – Abaug – Bbm – C – Cm7b5 – Eb7 – Cm – F6 – Gm – Eb6 – Cmaj7 – Eb6 – Cmaj7 – F7 – Cm – Cm7 – Cdim – C#dim – Fmaj7 – Gaug – Eb – Cm – …