Chords of: Father Time (feat. Sampha) by: Sampha, Kendrick Lamar. (Bmaj7, Bbm7, Ebm7, C#/E#) 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.
“Father Time (feat. Sampha)” by Sampha, Kendrick Lamar is in Eb Minor and runs at about 152 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 37 different chords across 124 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bmaj7, Bbm7, Ebm7, C#/E#.
Bmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 3:36 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm7 → G7 → D/A → Dm7 → C/D → G7 → D/A → Bb/C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 13 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D minor shapes — the song stays in Eb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bmaj7 | 0:42 | 20% |
| Bbm7 | 0:19 | 9% |
| Ebm7 | 0:17 | 8% |
| Bbm | 0:17 | 8% |
| Abm7 | 0:15 | 7% |
| C#/E# | 0:11 | 5% |
| Bb7/D | 0:10 | 5% |
| Ebm | 0:08 | 4% |
F/C – Dm7 – Em7 – G7 – D/A – Dm7 – C/D – G7 – D/A – Gm – Bb/C – Gm7 – Ebmaj7 – Bmaj7 – C#/B – Bmaj7 – E/B – Bb7 – Bbm7b5 – Bm6 – C#m7b5/B – Bb/F – Bmaj7 – Bbm – Abm7 – Ebmaj7 – Bmaj7 – Bbm – Abm – Ebm7 – Bmaj7 – Bbm7 – Abm – Ebm7 – Bmaj7 – Bbm7 – Abm7 – Ebm7 – Bb7/D – Ebm – C#/E# – F#7 – B6 – Bb7/D – Ebm – C#/E# – F#aug – Bmaj7 – …
