CHORD LIBRARY

Play along BALANCE THE BOAT, chord by chord.

Chords of: BALANCE THE BOAT by: Gravity Omutujju. (Ebm, C#, Ebm7b5/Db, C#aug) 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 “BALANCE THE BOAT”

“BALANCE THE BOAT” by Gravity Omutujju is in Eb Minor and runs at about 100 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 7 different chords across 24 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ebm, C#, Ebm7b5/Db, C#aug.

C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 74% of the 3:15 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C# → Ebm7b5/Db → C# → Ebm7b5/Db → C# → C#aug → C# → Ebm7b5/Db. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 3 main chords with 5 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
C#2:2574%
Ebm7b5/Db0:2212%
C#aug0:137%
F#maj70:063%
Ebm0:063%
B60:011%
Bbm70:010%

Chord progression, in order

C# – Ebm – C# – B6 – C# – B6 – C#aug – C# – Ebm7b5/Db – C# – Ebm7b5/Db – C# – Ebm – C#aug – C# – B6 – C# – Ebm7b5/Db – C# – F#maj7 – C# – Ebm – Bbm7 – Ebm