CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Gorilla, chord by chord.

Chords of: Gorilla by: Little Simz. (Bmaj7, Bbmaj7, Bb, Bb6) 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 “Gorilla”

“Gorilla” by Little Simz is in Eb Minor and runs at about 91 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 44 different chords across 188 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bmaj7, Bbmaj7, Bb, Bb6.

Bbmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 4:04 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Bb → C → Bb → Bb6 → Gm → F#/G# → Bb6. 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 minor shapes — the song stays in Eb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bbmaj70:4719%
Bb0:3515%
Bb60:229%
C0:208%
Bb70:135%
Amaj70:135%
Bbaug0:125%
Gm0:104%

Chord progression, in order

C – F/C – Bb – C – F/C – Bb – Bb6 – Amaj7 – Bb6 – Abm6 – A – Bb7 – Gm – Bbmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Gm – F#maj7 – Abmaj7 – F#m – Gm – F# – G/F – Abmaj7 – Gm – F#/G# – A7 – Bb6 – Amaj7 – Bb6 – F#m – Bb7 – G/F – Abmaj7 – F#m – Bbaug – Bb6 – Abmaj7 – F#m – Bbaug – Bbmaj7 – G/F – Bbaug – Abmaj7 – A7 – Bbmaj7 – Fm7b5 – Amaj7 – Bb6 – …