CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Shanks and Shivs, chord by chord.

Chords of: Shanks and Shivs by: Onefour. (Bm, Em, Dmaj7, D6) 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 “Shanks and Shivs”

“Shanks and Shivs” by Onefour is in E Minor and runs at about 143 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 34 different chords across 114 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bm, Em, Dmaj7, D6.

Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 3:34 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em → F#m7b5 → D6 → Em → F#m7b5 → Em7 → Gmaj7 → Dmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Em0:5827%
Dmaj70:2311%
Fmaj70:136%
Em70:136%
D60:136%
G60:136%
Gmaj70:126%
F#m7b50:094%

Chord progression, in order

Em – F#m7b5 – D6 – Em – F#m7b5 – Em7 – Gmaj7 – Dmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Em – Fmaj7 – F#m7 – Bm – F6 – Em – Gmaj7 – Dmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Em – D6 – Gm6 – Dmaj7 – E7 – Amaj7 – Fm6 – E – G6 – Fmaj7 – E/B – G/B – A/G – D6 – Fmaj7 – G6 – Dmaj7 – Fm6 – Em7 – Fm7 – Gm6 – Dmaj7 – Dm6 – Fmaj7 – Em7 – Fmaj7 – Em7 – Fmaj7 – C/G – Em – …