Chords of: Solway Firth by: Slipknot. (Bmaj7, B7, B, B/F#) 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.
“Solway Firth” by Slipknot is in B Major and runs at about 159 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 38 different chords across 144 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bmaj7, B7, B, B/F#.
B7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 5:53 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → Bm → B → B7 → Bmaj7 → Gmaj7 → B → Abm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A major shapes — the song stays in B Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B7 | 1:57 | 33% |
| B | 1:48 | 31% |
| B/F# | 0:18 | 5% |
| G | 0:17 | 5% |
| Bm | 0:11 | 3% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:10 | 3% |
| C7 | 0:08 | 2% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:07 | 2% |
F#6 – B – E/B – B – Em – Bm7 – B – Baug – Bm – B – F – D6 – B7 – Cmaj7 – B – C7 – B – C7 – Bmaj7 – C7 – B7 – C – Bmaj7 – C – B/A – Gmaj7 – B – Eb7 – B – Eb7 – B – C#m7b5 – Abm7 – A7 – B7 – C – B – Cmaj7 – B7 – Cmaj7 – B7 – A6 – G – B7 – C7 – B7 – Cmaj7 – B – …
