CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Drift Away, chord by chord.

Chords of: Drift Away by: Sons of Zion. (F#, Bbm7, C#, Fm7) 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 “Drift Away”

“Drift Away” by Sons of Zion is in Db Major and runs at about 100 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 135 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#, Bbm7, C#, Fm7.

C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 2:55 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbm7 → C# → Bbm7 → C# → Bbm7 → C# → Bbm7 → C#maj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#0:4425%
Bbm70:4123%
Ebm0:148%
F#0:106%
Fm70:106%
Ebm70:095%
Ab60:095%
Ab0:084%

Chord progression, in order

Abmaj7 – Bbm7 – Ebm7b5 – C# – Abmaj7 – Bbm7 – Ebm7 – C# – Abaug – Bbm7 – Abm7 – C# – Ab7 – Bbm7 – Ab6 – C#maj7 – Bbm7 – Abm7 – C# – Ab7 – Bbm7 – F7/A – C#maj7 – Ab – Bbm7 – Ebm – Bbm7 – Ebm – Bbm7 – Eb – Ab6 – C# – Eb7/G – Bbm7 – Ab6 – C# – Ebm – Fm7 – F#6 – Ab6 – Ebm – F# – Ebm – Fm7 – Eb/Bb – Ab6 – F# – Ab – …