Chords of: Ever Changing Times by: Aretha Franklin , Michael McDonald. (Bbm7, Fm, Ebm7, C#) 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.
“Ever Changing Times” by Aretha Franklin , Michael McDonald is in F Minor and runs at about 138 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 142 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bbm7, Fm, Ebm7, C#.
Bbm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 4:21 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fm → Bbm7 → C#maj7 → Fm → Bbm7 → Ebm7 → F# → Ebm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bbm7 | 0:59 | 23% |
| Ebm7 | 0:37 | 14% |
| Fm | 0:34 | 13% |
| C# | 0:32 | 12% |
| F#/G# | 0:17 | 7% |
| C#maj7 | 0:16 | 6% |
| C#6 | 0:08 | 3% |
| Ebm | 0:07 | 3% |
C# – C#maj7 – Ab/Gb – F# – Fm – C#/E# – Fm – Bbm7 – Ebm7 – C# – Ebm7 – C# – C#maj7 – F# – Fm – C# – Fm – Bbm7 – Ebm7 – F# – Ebm – C# – Bbm7 – F#maj7 – Ebm7 – C# – Bbm7 – F#maj7 – Ebm7 – Bbm – Ebm7 – C#maj7 – B6 – C#6 – Abm – Bb7 – A6 – Adim – Ab6 – C# – Bbm7 – F#/G# – Ebm – Bbm7 – F#/G# – Ebm7 – C#6 – Ebm7 – …
