CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Searching for Love, chord by chord.

Chords of: Searching for Love by: Vanillah. (B/C#, Abm, B, Abm7) 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 “Searching for Love”

“Searching for Love” by Vanillah is in Ab Minor and runs at about 93 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 142 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B/C#, Abm, B, Abm7.

B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 2:46 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebm7 → E6 → B → Bmaj7 → F#6 → E → F# → F#6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in Ab Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
B0:3521%
F#0:3219%
E0:2113%
Abm0:1811%
E60:159%
Abm70:159%
F#60:064%
Bmaj70:064%

Chord progression, in order

E – B – F# – Bmaj7 – E – B – F# – Abm7 – C#/G# – E – B – F# – Abm7 – Bbm7 – E – B – F# – B6 – E – Ebm7 – C# – Abm7 – E6 – B – F# – Abm7 – E6 – F# – B – F# – Abm7 – E6 – Bmaj7 – F# – Abm7 – C#7/E# – E – Bmaj7 – F#6 – Abm – C# – E – Bmaj7 – F# – Abm – E – B – F#6 – …