Chords of: Black Water by: Maruv. (C7, Cm, Cm6, Fm) 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.
“Black Water” by Maruv is in C Minor and runs at about 115 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 61 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C7, Cm, Cm6, Fm.
Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 3:47 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebmaj7 → Cm → Fm → Cm → Fm → Cm7 → Fmaj7 → Cm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cm | 1:07 | 29% |
| Cm6 | 0:45 | 20% |
| Fm | 0:28 | 12% |
| Cm7 | 0:23 | 10% |
| Fm7 | 0:22 | 10% |
| Fm6 | 0:10 | 4% |
| F6 | 0:06 | 3% |
| C7 | 0:06 | 3% |
D7 – Ebmaj7 – D7 – Cm – C – Cm – Fm – Cm – Fm – Cm7 – Fmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Cm – F6 – C7 – Cm6 – Cm – Fm – Cm – Fm – Fm6 – Cm7 – Fm7 – Fm6 – Cm7 – Fm7 – Cm – F6 – Cm – F7 – C7 – Cm6 – Cm – Fm – Cm – Fm – Fm6 – Cm – Fm7 – Fm6 – Cm7 – Fm7 – Cm – Cm6 – Cm – G/F – Fm7 – E7/G# – …
