CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Balaclava, chord by chord.

Chords of: Balaclava by: Morrisson. (E7, F#m7b5/E, Em, E) 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 “Balaclava”

“Balaclava” by Morrisson is in E Major and runs at about 72 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 119 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E7, F#m7b5/E, Em, E.

F#m7b5/E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 3:21 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#7/A# → Am → F#7/A# → Em → E → E7 → F#m7b5/E → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F#m7b5/E0:4020%
E0:3517%
E70:2914%
Em0:2814%
Em7b50:137%
Bbmaj70:063%
Fmaj70:063%
Gm0:053%

Chord progression, in order

F#7/A# – Am – F#7/A# – Am – Em – Am – Em – Fmaj7 – E – Fmaj7 – E7 – A – E7 – F#m7b5/E – E7 – F#m7b5/E – Gmaj7 – C6 – E7 – F#m7b5/E – E – Bmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Em7b5 – F#m7b5/E – Em7b5 – F#m7b5/E – Em7b5 – F#m7b5/E – Bbmaj7 – E – E7 – F#m7 – E7 – E – E7 – F#m7b5/E – E7 – Gmaj7 – D7 – Em – Bm – Gm6 – Dmaj7 – Em – B – E – Bmaj7 – …