Chords of: Scatman (ski-ba-bop-ba-dop-bop) by: Scatman John. (Eb, Fm, Eb7, C#) 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.
“Scatman (ski-ba-bop-ba-dop-bop)” by Scatman John is in F Minor and runs at about 136 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 104 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb, Fm, Eb7, C#.
Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 32% of the 3:27 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cmaj7 → C#6 → Eb → C#6 → Eb → C#maj7 → Fm → Eb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in F Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eb | 1:06 | 32% |
| Fm | 0:29 | 14% |
| Eb7 | 0:22 | 11% |
| C# | 0:21 | 10% |
| C#6 | 0:15 | 7% |
| F | 0:15 | 7% |
| C#maj7 | 0:13 | 6% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:05 | 2% |
F/G – Cmaj7 – Bbm7b5/Ab – Faug – Ab6 – C#6 – Fm – Bb/F – Fm – Eb – C#6 – Fm – Bb/F – Fm – Eb – C#maj7 – Fm – Eb – C#maj7 – Fm – Eb – C# – F – Eb6 – Eb7 – Fmaj7 – C#6 – F – Eb7 – C#aug – F – Eb7 – C# – F – Eb7 – C#maj7 – F7 – Eb – C#maj7 – F – Ebmaj7 – Ab6 – C# – Fm – Eb – C# – Fm – Eb – …
