CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Papillon, chord by chord.

Chords of: Papillon by: Zola. (C#, Fm, Bbm7b5, Ebm7b5) 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 “Papillon”

“Papillon” by Zola is in F Minor and runs at about 142 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 36 different chords across 93 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#, Fm, Bbm7b5, Ebm7b5.

Fm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 2:52 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbm7b5 → Gm → Abm7b5/Gb → Bb6 → Bbm7b5 → Ebm7b5 → Fm → Ab6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in F Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Fm0:3822%
Bbm7b50:2213%
Ebm7b50:1911%
Ab60:1810%
Bb0:137%
C#0:116%
C/G0:074%
Gm7b50:053%

Chord progression, in order

Bbm7b5 – Gm – Abm7b5/Gb – Bb6 – Bbm7b5 – Ebm7b5 – C#maj7 – Fm – C# – C – Fm – C# – C – Fm – C# – C/G – Fm – C# – C/G – Fm – C# – C/G – Fm – C# – C/G – Ab6 – Amaj7 – C6 – Ab6 – C# – Am7b5/G – Bb – F – Bb – F – Bb – C7 – Fmaj7 – Bb – Eb6 – Ab6 – Gm7b5 – Fm – Bbm – F/G – Ab6 – Gm7b5 – Fm – …