Chords of: Banana Boat (Day-O) by: Harry Belafonte. (F#, F#maj7, Ebm7, F#/C#) 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.
“Banana Boat (Day-O)” by Harry Belafonte is in Db Major and runs at about 122 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 33 different chords across 90 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#, F#maj7, Ebm7, F#/C#.
F# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 35% of the 3:00 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cmaj7 → Ebm7 → C#7 → B → F#maj7 → Cm7b5 → Ab7/C → Daug. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F# | 1:04 | 35% |
| F#maj7 | 0:38 | 21% |
| C#7 | 0:17 | 10% |
| C#maj7 | 0:08 | 5% |
| Ebm7 | 0:07 | 4% |
| F#/C# | 0:07 | 4% |
| B | 0:04 | 2% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:03 | 2% |
Cmaj7 – Ebm7 – Ebmaj7 – Ab7 – C#7 – B – F#maj7 – Cm7b5 – C# – Ab7/C – Ebm – Ab – Daug – Bbm – C#/B – F# – C#7 – F#maj7 – F# – C#7 – F# – Bb/C – F#m – B/C# – F# – C#7 – F# – B/C# – C#maj7 – F# – C#7 – F# – C#maj7 – F#maj7 – F# – C#maj7 – F#maj7 – F# – C#maj7 – F#maj7 – Eb/Db – F# – C#maj7 – F#maj7 – F#/C# – F#maj7 – F# – C#7 – …
