Chords of: Portrait of a Blank Slate by: Lovejoy. (E7, Ab, E, Ab7) 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.
“Portrait of a Blank Slate” by Lovejoy is in E Major and runs at about 159 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 31 different chords across 147 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E7, Ab, E, Ab7.
Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 3:41 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab → E → C# → Ab → E → C# → Ab → Ab7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ab | 0:42 | 19% |
| E | 0:39 | 18% |
| Ab7 | 0:23 | 11% |
| Emaj7 | 0:14 | 7% |
| Eb | 0:11 | 5% |
| C# | 0:11 | 5% |
| B | 0:10 | 4% |
| C#m | 0:10 | 4% |
Ab – Bb – B – E – F# – Ab7 – C# – C#m7 – Ab – Eb – Ab – Bb – B – E – F# – Abm7 – C# – Abm7 – Ab – Eb – Ab7 – F#/A# – E – F# – Ab7 – C# – C#m7 – Ab – Eb – Ab7 – Bbaug – E – F# – Abm7 – C#7 – Ab – Eb – Ab – C#maj7 – E – C#maj7 – Ab – Eb – Ab – Bb7 – E – Abm7 – C# – …
