Chords of: Asia by: Willie Colón. (Cm, Ab, Abmaj7, Cm7) 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.
“Asia” by Willie Colón is in C Minor and runs at about 100 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 36 different chords across 245 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm, Ab, Abmaj7, Cm7.
Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 5:46 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fm6 → Abmaj7 → Cm → Fm → Cm → Ab → Cm7 → G6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cm | 1:04 | 18% |
| Ab | 0:47 | 14% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:33 | 10% |
| Fm | 0:33 | 9% |
| Cm7 | 0:31 | 9% |
| Bb | 0:26 | 7% |
| G6 | 0:18 | 5% |
| Fm7 | 0:13 | 4% |
Cm – Ab – Fm6 – Abmaj7 – Cm – Fm7 – G – Abmaj7 – Fm – Eb/G – Dm7b5 – Gaug – Cm – Fm7 – Gm7 – Fm – G – Dm7b5/C – Fm – G7 – Eb/G – Fm – Cm – Bb – C7 – Ab – Cm7 – G6 – Cm7 – Ab – Cm – G7 – Cm – Ab – Cm7 – G6 – Cm – Abmaj7 – Cm7 – G6 – Cmaj7 – Bb – C7 – Abmaj7 – Cm7 – G – Cm7 – Abmaj7 – …
