CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Boasty (feat. Idris Elba), chord by chord.

Chords of: Boasty (feat. Idris Elba) by: Idris Elba, Wiley, Stefflon Don, Sean Paul. (Ebmaj7, C#6, Dmaj7, C6) 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 “Boasty (feat. Idris Elba)”

“Boasty (feat. Idris Elba)” by Idris Elba, Wiley, Stefflon Don, Sean Paul is in C Minor and runs at about 103 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 38 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ebmaj7, C#6, Dmaj7, C6.

Ebmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 42% of the 3:24 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cmaj7 → Ebmaj7 → C → G → C6 → Dmaj7 → Ebmaj7 → C#6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Ebmaj71:2642%
C#60:2814%
Dmaj70:2110%
C60:189%
B/D#0:157%
Bb0:084%
C0:063%
Dm0:032%

Chord progression, in order

Cmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – C – G – Ab6 – C6 – Dmaj7 – Ebm7 – Dmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – C#6 – F#aug – Eb7 – Dmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Gm – B/D# – Bb – B – Bb – Abm7b5 – Eb7/G – Ebmaj7 – Bbm – A – Eb – Dm – B/D# – Gdim – C#/D# – Ebmaj7 – Dmaj7 – Eb7 – Dmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – B/D# – Dmaj7 – Ebmaj7