Chords of: Window Seat by: Erykah Badu. (Dmaj7, Gm7, Cm7, 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.
“Window Seat” by Erykah Badu is in C Minor and runs at about 82 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 44 different chords across 173 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dmaj7, Gm7, Cm7, Bbmaj7.
Gm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 5:14 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eaug → Gm → Gm7 → Cm7 → Gm7 → Gm → Gm7 → Cm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gm7 | 1:00 | 19% |
| Cm7 | 0:47 | 15% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:24 | 8% |
| C#maj7 | 0:24 | 8% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:23 | 7% |
| C | 0:21 | 7% |
| Bbm7 | 0:12 | 4% |
| G7 | 0:12 | 4% |
Eaug – G7 – Cm7 – G7 – Gm – Cm – F6 – Gm – G – Cm – Gm7 – Cm7 – G – Cm7 – Gm7 – Dm7 – Gm – Dm7 – Gm7 – Dm7 – Cm7 – Gm – G/B – A7 – Gm7 – Dm7 – Cm7 – G7 – Cm7 – Ebmaj7 – Dm7 – Cm7 – Gm7 – G/B – Cm – Gm7 – Cm7 – G7 – Gdim – Cm – Dm7 – Cm7 – Gm – Cm7 – Bbm7 – Fm – C7 – Bbmaj7 – …
