Chords of: Ancestress by: Björk. (Bbm6, C7, C, Bbmaj7) 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.
“Ancestress” by Björk is in C Minor and runs at about 138 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 60 different chords across 243 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bbm6, C7, C, Bbmaj7.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 10% of the 7:13 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb7 → C → C7 → C#maj7 → Bbdim → Bbmaj7 → Em7b5/D → Am7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 0:45 | 10% |
| C7 | 0:41 | 9% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:36 | 8% |
| Am7 | 0:26 | 6% |
| Am7b5 | 0:23 | 5% |
| C6 | 0:22 | 5% |
| Gm | 0:22 | 5% |
| G | 0:19 | 4% |
Bb7 – Ab/Bb – C7 – Dm7b5/C – C – C#maj7 – C7 – Bb/C – C7 – C#maj7 – Bbdim – Am7 – Bbmaj7 – Em7b5/D – A/E – Dm – Am7 – Ebmaj7 – Em7b5/D – A/E – Em7b5 – C6 – Em7b5/D – G – A/E – F7/A – Am7b5 – Am7 – G – A – Aaug – Am7 – G – A – Bbmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Gm – F – Bb – Am – D7/F# – Bbmaj7 – Gm – Fmaj7 – Bb – Fmaj7 – F6 – Bbmaj7 – …
