Chords of: Middle of the Ocean by: Drake. (Abm7, Em7, Cmaj7, Bbm7) 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.
“Middle of the Ocean” by Drake is in C Minor and runs at about 76 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 143 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abm7, Em7, Cmaj7, Bbm7.
Em7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 35% of the 5:54 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cmaj7 → Bm7 → G6 → Cmaj7 → Bm → Em → Cmaj7 → B7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 11 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Em7 | 2:04 | 35% |
| F#m7 | 0:41 | 12% |
| Abm7 | 0:40 | 11% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:28 | 8% |
| Bbm7 | 0:19 | 5% |
| B7 | 0:18 | 5% |
| Bm | 0:15 | 4% |
| Bm7 | 0:13 | 4% |
Cmaj7 – C6 – Bm7 – G6 – Cmaj7 – Bm7b5 – Bm – Em – Dmaj7 – Em – Am – Cmaj7 – B7 – Bm – B7 – Cmaj7 – Emaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Am – Bmaj7 – D6 – B – C#m7b5 – F – Cmaj7 – B7 – Cmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Emaj7 – C6 – B7 – F – Cmaj7 – Emaj7 – Cmaj7 – C6 – Bm – G6 – Dmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Ebm7b5/Db – Em – Fmaj7 – Bm7 – F – Em7 – F – Em – …
