Chords of: Deceive by: Yemi Alade. (Ebm, Bbm7, Ab6, Abmaj7) 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.
“Deceive” by Yemi Alade is in Eb Minor and runs at about 108 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 133 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ebm, Bbm7, Ab6, Abmaj7.
Bbm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 3:53 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm7b5 → Abmaj7 → Bb → Ab6 → F#maj7 → C#maj7 → Ab → Bbm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 12 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D minor shapes — the song stays in Eb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bbm7 | 0:57 | 24% |
| Ab6 | 0:27 | 12% |
| F#maj7 | 0:25 | 11% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:19 | 8% |
| Bbm | 0:19 | 8% |
| Ab | 0:13 | 5% |
| Fm | 0:12 | 5% |
| Ab7 | 0:11 | 5% |
Abm7b5 – Abmaj7 – Bbm – Ab – F#maj7 – Ab – Bb – Ab – F#maj7 – Ab6 – F#maj7 – C#maj7 – F – Bbm – F# – Ab – Bbm7 – C#maj7 – Cm7b5/Bb – Bbm7 – Ab6 – Bbm – F#maj7 – Ab6 – Bbm – F#6 – Ab6 – Bbm – F#maj7 – Ab – Eb6 – Bbm – Ab7 – Fm – Bbm7 – F# – Ab6 – Bbm – Cm7b5/Bb – Bbm7 – Ab – Fm – Bbm – F#maj7 – Ab – F7 – Bbm7 – Fm7 – …
