Chords of: Wellerman (Sea Shanty) by: Nathan Evans. (C, Ebmaj7, Gmaj7, Abmaj7) 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.
“Wellerman (Sea Shanty)” by Nathan Evans is in C Minor and runs at about 96 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 151 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, Ebmaj7, Gmaj7, Abmaj7.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 2:30 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Ebmaj7 → C → Gmaj7 → Ebmaj7 → Abmaj7 → Gm7 → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| C | 0:22 | 14% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:19 | 12% |
| Fm | 0:17 | 11% |
| Ab | 0:17 | 11% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:11 | 7% |
| G | 0:10 | 7% |
| Cm | 0:09 | 6% |
| C7 | 0:06 | 4% |
Bb – C – F#6 – G – Fm – C – Eb – G – F – Eb – D – C – F#aug – Ab – Ebmaj7 – Fm7 – Cm – Gm – Ab – Ebmaj7 – F7 – Dm – C – Eb – Gmaj7 – Fm – Gmaj7 – C – Ebm – Gmaj7 – F – Eb – D – C – F#6 – Ab – Ebmaj7 – Fm – Cm – Ab – Ebmaj7 – F7 – Dm – C – Ab – Eb – Fm – Abmaj7 – …
