CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Lapin kesä, chord by chord.

Chords of: Lapin kesä by: Vesa-Matti Loiri. (Bbm, Bbm7, Bbm6, C) 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 “Lapin kesä”

“Lapin kesä” by Vesa-Matti Loiri is in Bb Minor and runs at about 94 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 57 different chords across 227 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bbm, Bbm7, Bbm6, C.

Bbm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 4:24 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbm → Fm → F → C → Bbm → Bbm6 → Bbm → Bbm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Bb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bbm0:5922%
F0:208%
Ebm70:156%
C#maj70:145%
C70:125%
Bbm70:124%
Gm7b50:104%
Bb0:093%

Chord progression, in order

Bbm – Fm – Bbm – F – Bbm7b5 – Fmaj7 – C – F – B – Bb7 – F – Emaj7 – Ebm – Ab7/C – C#maj7 – Dm7b5 – Bbmaj7 – Ebm7 – C#maj7 – B – Cm7 – Bbm7 – C – F – Bbm – F – Bbm6 – C – Fmaj7 – C7 – Bb – C#6 – F – Eb – Ab7/C – C#maj7 – Bb7/D – Bbm7b5 – Ebm – C – Fm7b5 – Bbm7b5 – Gm7b5 – F#m7b5 – Fmaj7 – Am7 – Bbm – F – …