CHORD LIBRARY

Play along SLOW DANCING IN THE DARK, chord by chord.

Chords of: SLOW DANCING IN THE DARK by: Joji. (Bb7, Ebmaj7, Eb, Abmaj7) 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 “SLOW DANCING IN THE DARK”

“SLOW DANCING IN THE DARK” by Joji is in Eb Major and runs at about 89 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 85 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb7, Ebmaj7, Eb, Abmaj7.

Ebmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 3:26 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebmaj7 → Cm7 → Fm7 → Fm → Gm7 → Gmaj7 → Ebmaj7 → Cm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Ebmaj70:4220%
Eb0:3718%
Abmaj70:2914%
Ab60:178%
Cm70:147%
Gm70:094%
Fm70:094%
Cm0:084%

Chord progression, in order

Ebmaj7 – Cm7 – Fm – Fm7 – Fm – Ab – Gm7 – Gmaj7 – Bdim – Ebmaj7 – C – Eb – Bb – Cm7 – F7 – Cm – F6 – Fm7 – Cm – F – Gm7 – Eb – G7 – Bb – Eb – Cm7 – Fm7 – Gm7 – Eb/Bb – Fdim – G7 – Eb – Abmaj7 – Eb – Eb6 – Abmaj7 – Gm – Eb – Ab6 – Eb – Gm – Eb – Ebmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Ab6 – Ebmaj7 – Cm – Cm7 – …