CHORD LIBRARY

Play along tabula rasa, chord by chord.

Chords of: tabula rasa by: Björk. (Em7b5/D, Em7b5, Gm, Bb6) 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 “tabula rasa”

“tabula rasa” by Björk is in D Minor and runs at about 142 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 131 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em7b5/D, Em7b5, Gm, Bb6.

Em7b5 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 4:26 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F6 → Em7b5 → Gm → F/C → C → Am → C/E → Bb6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Em7b50:5721%
Gm0:4718%
F60:218%
Bb60:207%
Bb/F0:197%
Dm0:145%
Am0:114%
Bbmaj70:114%

Chord progression, in order

F6 – F/G – Em7b5 – C – Gm – Em7b5/D – F/C – C – Bb6 – Bb/F – G6 – Am – C/E – Bb6 – Bb/F – Em – Em7b5 – Bb/F – Em – Em7b5 – Bb6 – Fmaj7 – Em7b5 – Bb6 – Bb/F – Gm7 – Em7b5 – Gm – Bb/F – Dm – Em7b5 – Gm – F6 – Gm – Bb – Bbmaj7 – Em7b5 – Bm7b5/A – Gm – Bbmaj7 – Gm – Dm7 – C7 – Em7b5/D – Fmaj7 – Em7b5 – F – Bb/F – …