Chords of: Chant of the Islands by: Fiji. (Bmaj7, B, F#, C#m7b5/B) 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.
“Chant of the Islands” by Fiji is in B Major and runs at about 114 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 66 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bmaj7, B, F#, C#m7b5/B.
B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 51% of the 3:12 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → C#m7b5 → Bmaj7 → C#m7b5 → Gm7b5 → B → C#m7b5/B → B. 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 2 and use A major shapes — the song stays in B Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 1:38 | 51% |
| F# | 0:25 | 13% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:17 | 9% |
| C#m7b5/B | 0:13 | 7% |
| E | 0:11 | 6% |
| C#m | 0:07 | 4% |
| C#m7b5 | 0:06 | 3% |
| B6 | 0:03 | 2% |
B – C#m7b5 – F#6 – Bmaj7 – C#m7b5 – Gm7b5 – Bmaj7 – B – C#m7b5/B – E – C#m7b5/B – B – F#7 – E – Bmaj7 – C#m7b5/B – B – F#7 – E – B – F#maj7 – C#m7b5 – Bmaj7 – E – B – F# – B – E – B – F# – B – F# – B – E – B – F# – B – F# – B – F# – B – F# – B – C#m7b5/B – B – C#m – B – F# – …
