CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Under the Sea, chord by chord.

Chords of: Under the Sea by: Samuel E. Wright. (C, Bb, Emaj7, Bb7) 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 “Under the Sea”

“Under the Sea” by Samuel E. Wright is in D Minor and runs at about 100 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 140 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, Bb, Emaj7, Bb7.

Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 37% of the 3:12 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Emaj7 → Bb7 → Bb → Eb6 → Bb → Eb → Bb → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bb1:1037%
F0:3016%
Eb0:2312%
C0:158%
Emaj70:074%
G0:074%
F70:073%
Gm0:053%

Chord progression, in order

Emaj7 – Eb6 – Bb7 – Abmaj7 – Bb – F – Bb – Fm7 – Bb – Fmaj7 – Bb – F – Bb – F – Bb – Eb – Bb – F – Bb – Eb – Bb – F7 – Bb – Eb – Bb – F – Bb – Eb – F – Bb – Eb – F – Gm – C – Eb6 – Aaug – Bb – Cm – Bb – F – Bb – F – Bb – F7 – Bb – F – Bbaug – Eb – …