CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Ocean Drive, chord by chord.

Chords of: Ocean Drive by: Duke Dumont. (Bmaj7, Emaj7, C#m7, Abm) 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 “Ocean Drive”

“Ocean Drive” by Duke Dumont is in Ab Minor and runs at about 115 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 80 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bmaj7, Emaj7, C#m7, Abm.

Emaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 3:23 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab → F# → Emaj7 → C#m7 → Ab → F#maj7 → F#6 → E. 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 4 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in Ab Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Emaj70:4321%
C#m70:2914%
Abm0:2713%
F#60:2010%
F#0:168%
C#m0:147%
B/F#0:126%
Ab0:084%

Chord progression, in order

Ab – Ab/Bb – F# – Ebm – Emaj7 – C#m7 – Ab – Abm – Bmaj7 – F#maj7 – F#6 – B/D# – E – C# – C#7 – Abm – Bmaj7 – F# – F#6 – Emaj7 – C#m7 – Abm – Bbm7 – F#6 – B/F# – F#6 – Emaj7 – C#m – Abm – F#6 – B/F# – F#6 – Emaj7 – C#m7 – Ab – Abm6 – Bmaj7 – F# – B/D# – Emaj7 – C#m – Abm – C#6 – C#7 – Abm – Bmaj7 – F# – F#6 – …