Chords of: The Galway Shawl (Dan McCabe) by: DanMcCabe Music. (Eb, Cm7, Eb6, Ebmaj7) 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.
“The Galway Shawl (Dan McCabe)” by DanMcCabe Music is in Eb Major and runs at about 80 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 116 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb, Cm7, Eb6, Ebmaj7.
Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 60% of the 5:08 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb → Cm7 → Eb → Cm7 → Eb → Eb6 → Eb → Cm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Eb | 3:06 | 60% |
| Cm7 | 0:36 | 12% |
| Eb6 | 0:25 | 8% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:19 | 6% |
| Bb | 0:12 | 4% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:07 | 2% |
| Bbm | 0:05 | 2% |
| Eb/Bb | 0:05 | 2% |
Eb – Abmaj7 – Ddim – Eb – Abmaj7 – Eb – Cm7 – Bbm – Eb/Bb – Abmaj7 – Eb – Bb – Eb – Ab6 – Eb – Cm7 – Bbm6 – Abmaj7 – Eb – Bbm – Eb – Gm – Eb – Abmaj7 – Eb6 – Abmaj7 – Eb – Bbm – Eb/Bb – Gm – Eb – Cm7 – Eb – Ab6 – Eb – Abm7 – Cm7 – Eb/Bb – Abmaj7 – Eb – Bb – Ebmaj7 – Eb – Eb6 – Eb/Bb – Abmaj7 – Eb – Bb6 – …
