CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Pretextos, chord by chord.

Chords of: Pretextos by: Valentino GRM. (F#, Bbm7, Abm7, Ebm7) 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 “Pretextos”

“Pretextos” by Valentino GRM is in Db Major and runs at about 90 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 101 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#, Bbm7, Abm7, Ebm7.

Bbm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 3:25 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebm7 → Abm7 → Bbm7 → Bmaj7 → Ebm7 → Abm7 → Bbm7 → F#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bbm70:4924%
Abm70:3617%
Bmaj70:3316%
Ebm70:2914%
F#0:2010%
Ebm0:199%
Bbm0:063%
F#/A#0:042%

Chord progression, in order

Ebm7 – Eb7/G – Abm7 – Bbm7 – F# – Bmaj7 – Ebm7 – Abm7 – Bbm7 – F# – Bbm – Bmaj7 – Abm7 – Bbm7 – Bmaj7 – B6 – Ebm7 – Abm7 – Ebm – Bbm7 – Bmaj7 – Ebm7 – Ebm – Bbm7 – Bmaj7 – Ebm7 – F#maj7 – Bmaj7 – Abm7 – Ebm – Bbm7 – Bmaj7 – Ebm7 – Abm7 – Bbm7 – Bmaj7 – F# – Ebm – Bbm7 – Bmaj7 – Ebm7 – Abm7 – Ebm – Bbm7 – Bmaj7 – B6 – Ebm7 – F#/A# – …