Chords of: Shutter Island by: Jessie Reyez. (B7, Abm, Emaj7, Eb7) 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.
“Shutter Island” by Jessie Reyez is in Ab Minor and runs at about 86 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 67 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B7, Abm, Emaj7, Eb7.
Abm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 35% of the 2:56 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm → Eb → B7 → Abm → Eb7/G → B7 → Abm → Eb6. 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 4 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in Ab Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Abm | 1:02 | 35% |
| B7 | 0:33 | 19% |
| Eb7 | 0:24 | 13% |
| Emaj7 | 0:24 | 13% |
| Eb | 0:13 | 8% |
| F#m6 | 0:10 | 6% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:02 | 1% |
| Eb7/G | 0:02 | 1% |
Abm – Eb – B7 – Abm – Ebmaj7 – Eb7/G – B7 – Abm – Eb7 – Eb6 – B7 – Abm – Ebaug – Eb7 – B7 – Emaj7 – Abm – Eb7 – B – F#m6 – Emaj7 – Abm – Eb7 – Bmaj7 – B7 – C#m – Emaj7 – Abm – Eb – B7 – F#m6 – Abm – Eb – B7 – F#m6 – Abm – Eb7 – B7 – Emaj7 – Abm7b5 – Abm – Eb7 – B7 – Emaj7 – Abm – Em6 – Eb – B7 – …
