Chords of: Black Waters by: Poets of the Fall. (Fm, F, C, Bbm) 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 Waters” by Poets of the Fall is in F Major and runs at about 80 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 136 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fm, F, C, Bbm.
Fm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 5:38 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → Bb/F → Fm → Bb/F → Fm7 → Fm → F → Bb/F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fm | 0:55 | 16% |
| F | 0:46 | 14% |
| C | 0:44 | 13% |
| Bbm | 0:38 | 11% |
| Eb | 0:31 | 9% |
| C# | 0:31 | 9% |
| C#6 | 0:15 | 5% |
| Bb/F | 0:13 | 4% |
F – Bb/F – Fm – Bb/F – Fm7 – Fm – F – Bb/F – Fm – F – Bb/F – Fm7 – Cm – F – C#maj7 – Eb – C# – C – C#6 – Fm – Bbm – Fm – Eb6 – C#6 – Fm – Bbm – C – C#6 – C# – Eb – Eb6 – Bbm – Bbm7 – Cm – C7/E – Fm – F – Eb – C# – C – Fm – Eb – C# – C – C#maj7 – Eb – C# – C – …
