Chords of: Accelerator by: The Kansoul, Vivian. (Ebmaj7, F#maj7, C#maj7, C#6) 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.
“Accelerator” by The Kansoul, Vivian is in Db Major and runs at about 180 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 44 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ebmaj7, F#maj7, C#maj7, C#6.
F#maj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 3:46 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm7b5/Bb → Bbm7 → F# → Ab7 → F#maj7 → F#6 → F#maj7 → Ab7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 13 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F#maj7 | 0:56 | 25% |
| C#maj7 | 0:53 | 23% |
| C#6 | 0:14 | 6% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:13 | 6% |
| Ab7/C | 0:12 | 6% |
| Ab7 | 0:12 | 5% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:10 | 5% |
| F# | 0:10 | 5% |
Cm7b5/Bb – Bbm7 – F# – Ab7 – F#maj7 – F#6 – F#maj7 – Ab7 – C#6 – F#maj7 – C#maj7 – Ebmaj7 – C#maj7 – Ab6 – Em7b5 – Ab6 – F#maj7 – F#7 – C#maj7 – C#6 – C#maj7 – Abmaj7 – C#maj7 – F# – C#maj7 – Cm7b5 – Ab7/C – C#maj7 – Ab7 – C#maj7 – Ab7/C – Cmaj7 – C#maj7 – F#maj7 – Abmaj7 – F#maj7 – Ab/Gb – Bb7 – Eb6 – Ab/Gb – F#maj7 – F#aug – Ab/Gb – Ebmaj7
