About the chords of “System”

“System” by Voltz, Poptain is in Db Minor and runs at about 69 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 39 different chords across 171 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb, Eb7, Abmaj7, Emaj7.

Eb7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 3:29 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab → Eb7 → Eb6 → Emaj7 → Eb7 → F → Ebm7 → Abaug. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Db Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

Chord progression, in order

C#m – Ab – C# – Ab – C#m – Abm – C# – Eb6 – Emaj7 – Abm – C# – Abm – C#m – Ebm7 – Ab – B – E – Ab – C#m – Eb – E – Ab – C# – Abm – E – Ab – C#m – Eb7 – Ab – F#6 – Ab – E – Eb7 – E6 – Ebmaj7 – Bbm – Eb6 – E7 – Ebmaj7 – C#7 – Ebmaj7 – Ab – F#m7b5 – Emaj7 – Eb7 – E7 – F – E7 – …

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