CHORD LIBRARY

Play along The Weight Is Gone, chord by chord.

Chords of: The Weight Is Gone by: Albin Lee Meldau. (Bb, Bbm, Ebm, Ab) 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 “The Weight Is Gone”

“The Weight Is Gone” by Albin Lee Meldau is in Eb Minor and runs at about 105 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 100 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb, Bbm, Ebm, Ab.

Bbm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 39% of the 3:30 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → Ab7 → Cm7b5/Bb → Ab7 → Cm7b5/Bb → Ebm7 → Bbm → Ebm7. 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 1 and use D minor shapes — the song stays in Eb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bbm1:2239%
Ab0:2613%
Ebm0:2412%
Bb0:178%
F0:147%
Cm7b5/Bb0:136%
Ebm70:115%
Ab70:053%

Chord progression, in order

Bb – Ab – Bb – F – Ebm – Ab7 – Cm7b5/Bb – Ab7 – Cm7b5/Bb – Bbm – Ebm7 – C#m – Abmaj7 – Bbm – Ebm7 – C#m – Abmaj7 – Bbm – Cm7b5/Bb – Bbm – Ebm – Ab – Bbm – Ebm – Ab – Bbm – Ab – Bb – F – Bb – Ebm – Ab – Bbm – Ebm – Ab – Bbm – C#/D# – Cm7b5/Bb – C#m – Cm7b5/Bb – Bbm – Ebm7 – C#m – Abmaj7 – Bb – Cm7b5/Bb – Bbm – Fm7 – …