CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Balboa, chord by chord.

Chords of: Balboa by: RK. (D6, C, E, Em) 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 “Balboa”

“Balboa” by RK is in C Major and runs at about 146 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 32 different chords across 91 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D6, C, E, Em.

C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 2:30 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → C → D6 → C → D6 → E → C → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C0:2617%
E0:1913%
Em0:1611%
D60:1410%
G60:107%
Em70:075%
E70:064%
Emaj70:064%

Chord progression, in order

E – Em – E – G – C – D6 – E – Em – E – G – C – D6 – E – G/B – C – D6 – E – G – C – D – Em7 – E7 – Baug – C – D6 – Em – C – D6 – Em7 – E6 – Baug – C – D – E – G/B – C – Ab7/C – E7 – G/D – C – D6 – Em6 – C – D6 – Em – Em7b5 – Abmaj7 – C – …