Chords of: River by: Ochman. (Emaj7, Eb, Ab, Dm) 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.
“River” by Ochman is in Eb Major and runs at about 140 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 96 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Emaj7, Eb, Ab, Dm.
Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 3:21 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbm → Fm → Eb → Bbm → Fm → Eb → Bbm7 → Ab. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eb | 0:51 | 25% |
| Ab | 0:33 | 16% |
| Dm | 0:22 | 11% |
| Bbm | 0:19 | 9% |
| F#maj7 | 0:16 | 8% |
| Bbm7 | 0:09 | 4% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:07 | 4% |
| Ebm | 0:07 | 3% |
Bbm – Fm – Eb – Bbm – Fm – Eb – Bbm7 – Ab – Eb – Bbm7 – Ab – Eb – F#maj7 – Abmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Ab/Eb – F#maj7 – Ab – Eb – Bbm – Ab – C# – Eb – Fm7 – Bbm – Ab – Eb7 – Eb6 – F#maj7 – Ab – Eb – Gm7b5 – F#maj7 – Ab – Eb – Cm – Bbm – Fm – Eb – Bbm7 – Ab – Eb – Bbm7 – Ab – Eb – Ab – Eb – Ebm6 – …
