Chords of: Black Velvet by: Alannah Myles. (Abm, Ebm7, Eb, Abm7) 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.
“Black Velvet” by Alannah Myles is in Eb Major and runs at about 91 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 34 different chords across 123 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abm, Ebm7, Eb, Abm7.
Ebm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 4:49 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bmaj7 → Eb → Ebm7 → Eb → Ebm → Eb → Bb → Ab. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ebm7 | 1:07 | 23% |
| Eb | 0:57 | 20% |
| Abm7 | 0:32 | 11% |
| C# | 0:25 | 9% |
| Ebm | 0:24 | 8% |
| Eb7 | 0:10 | 3% |
| Bb | 0:09 | 3% |
| Ab | 0:08 | 3% |
Bmaj7 – C# – F# – Eb – Ebdim – F#6 – Eb – F#6 – F/C – Ebm7 – Eb – Ebm – Eb – Ebm – Eb – Ebm7 – Amaj7 – Bb – Ab – F# – C# – Eb7 – Bbm7 – Abm7 – C# – Bbm7 – Abm7 – F#6 – Emaj7 – Bmaj7 – Abm7 – C# – B7 – Bb – Eb – F#6 – F – Cm7 – C#6 – Eb7 – Ebm – Eb – Ebm7 – Eb – Ebm7 – Eb – Eb7 – Ebm7 – …
