CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Bala, chord by chord.

Chords of: Bala by: El Shady, Dowel king. (Ebm7, Ebm, F, Bbmaj7) 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 “Bala”

“Bala” by El Shady, Dowel king is in Eb Minor and runs at about 100 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 96 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ebm7, Ebm, F, Bbmaj7.

Ebm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 56% of the 2:35 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → Ebm → Bbmaj7 → Ebm → Bbm → Ebm7 → Ebm → Ebm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D minor shapes — the song stays in Eb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Ebm1:2656%
Ebm70:2315%
Bbmaj70:128%
Bbm0:085%
F0:075%
F70:053%
Ab/Eb0:032%
Bbm60:021%

Chord progression, in order

F – Ebm – F – Ebm – F7 – Ebm – F7 – Ebm – F – Ebm – Bbm6 – Ebm – F/G – Ebm – Bbm – Ebm – Bbmaj7 – Ebm – Ab/Eb – Bbm – Ebm – Abm – Bbmaj7 – Ebm – Bbmaj7 – Ebm – Abm – Bbmaj7 – B6 – F – Ebm – F – F#6 – Bb6 – Abm – Bbmaj7 – Ebm7 – Ab/Eb – Bbmaj7 – F# – Ab/Eb – Bbmaj7 – Ebm – Ab/Eb – Bbmaj7 – F#/A# – Ebm – Bbmaj7 – …