Chords of: Excavator by: Don Toliver. (Cm, Bb, Bbm, Bb7) 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.
“Excavator” by Don Toliver is in C Minor and runs at about 137 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 34 different chords across 148 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm, Bb, Bbm, Bb7.
Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 3:16 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb → C# → Bb7 → C#6 → Bb7 → Bb → Bmaj7 → Bbm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 10 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cm | 0:32 | 16% |
| Bb7 | 0:20 | 10% |
| B6 | 0:19 | 10% |
| Bb | 0:19 | 10% |
| F | 0:18 | 9% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:14 | 7% |
| C#6 | 0:13 | 7% |
| Bbm | 0:11 | 5% |
Bmaj7 – B6 – Bb – Bmaj7 – B6 – Bb – Bmaj7 – B6 – Bb – Ebm – F#m – C# – B6 – Bb7 – B6 – F – Bb7 – B6 – F – Bb7 – Ab/Eb – F – C#6 – B6 – F – Bb7 – Bmaj7 – B6 – Bb7 – B6 – Bb – Ebm – F – F#maj7 – C#maj7 – Bmaj7 – Bbm7 – F – Bmaj7 – Fm – Bbm7 – Bmaj7 – Bbm – C#6 – B6 – Bb7 – B6 – F – …
