Chords of: The Chant by: Gojira. (Ab7, Bbm, Eb7, Bbm7) 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.
“The Chant” by Gojira is in Bb Minor and runs at about 124 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 37 different chords across 159 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab7, Bbm, Eb7, Bbm7.
Bbm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 6:08 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abdim → Bbm → G7 → Em → Gm7b5 → Em → Gm7b5 → Bbm. 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 1 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Bb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bbm | 1:18 | 21% |
| Eb7 | 0:57 | 16% |
| Ab | 0:50 | 13% |
| Bbm7 | 0:46 | 13% |
| Eb | 0:24 | 6% |
| C# | 0:21 | 6% |
| C7 | 0:11 | 3% |
| Eb6 | 0:07 | 2% |
Abdim – Abm6 – Bm7b5/A – Fm7b5/Eb – Bbm – G7 – Em – Gm7b5 – Em – Gm7b5 – Bbm – Ab – Eb7 – Bbm – Ab – Bbm7 – Cm – Eb7 – Bbm – Ab – Eb7 – Bbm6 – Ab – Cm – Eb7 – C7 – Bbm – Ab – Eb/Bb – Bbm – Ab – Eb – Bbm – Ab – Eb7 – Eb/Bb – Bbm – Ab – Eb7 – Bbm – C# – Eb7 – C# – Cm7 – Bb7 – Eb7 – Bbm7 – C# – …
