CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Spillways, chord by chord.

Chords of: Spillways by: Ghost. (Eb, Am, C#maj7, D) 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 “Spillways”

“Spillways” by Ghost is in D Major and runs at about 128 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 34 different chords across 177 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb, Am, C#maj7, D.

C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 12% of the 3:11 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am → A → Am → Dm → D → A → D/A → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#0:2312%
Ab0:2111%
Am0:1810%
Eb0:179%
Fm70:137%
Eb60:137%
Fm0:105%
C#maj70:105%

Chord progression, in order

Am – A – Am – Em – G – Dm – Am – D – G – Em – A – E/B – F – C – Em7 – A – A7 – D/A – Am – D – G6 – A – B – F – C – G – Dm7 – Bb – F – C – Fm – C# – Ab – Eb6 – C#maj7 – Eb6 – Fm – C# – Ab – Eb6 – C#maj7 – Ab6 – Eb – Fm – C# – Ab – Eb – Fm – …