Chords of: Residue by: Kerry King. (Eb, Eb7, Bb7, Eb6) 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.
“Residue” by Kerry King is in Eb Major and runs at about 159 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 54 different chords across 172 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb, Eb7, Bb7, Eb6.
Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 43% of the 4:33 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m6 → G → Ebm7 → Eb → Ebm7 → Eb → Ebm7 → Eb. 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 D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eb | 1:58 | 43% |
| Eb7 | 0:33 | 12% |
| Ebm7 | 0:12 | 4% |
| Bb7 | 0:12 | 4% |
| Eb6 | 0:09 | 3% |
| Bb | 0:09 | 3% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:08 | 3% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:08 | 3% |
C#m6 – G – Ebm7 – Eb – Ebaug – Ebm7 – Eb – Ebm7 – Eb – Ebm7 – Eb – F# – Eb – E7 – Eb – A6 – Eb – E – Eb7 – Ab – Eb – Amaj7 – Eb – Amaj7 – Eb – A6 – Ab7 – Eb/Bb – G/D – Bb – Eb – E – G/D – B – Bbmaj7 – Eb – E/D – Gmaj7 – Bb – Eb – Gmaj7 – Bb – C7/E – Eb – Ebm7 – Eb – Ebm7 – Eb – …
