Chords of: Wellerman by: The Longest Johns. (C#, Emaj7, C#maj7, Ebm) 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.
“Wellerman” by The Longest Johns is in Db Minor and runs at about 95 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 42 different chords across 116 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#, Emaj7, C#maj7, Ebm.
Emaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 2:13 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm7b5/Gb → Emaj7 → C#maj7 → C#m → F#m7 → A → Emaj7 → C#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Db Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Emaj7 | 0:25 | 19% |
| A | 0:15 | 11% |
| C#maj7 | 0:12 | 9% |
| C#m | 0:09 | 7% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:08 | 6% |
| Ab | 0:06 | 5% |
| E | 0:05 | 4% |
| Amaj7 | 0:04 | 3% |
Ab – C#7 – Abmaj7 – F#m – G – Abm7b5/Gb – C#m7 – F#maj7 – Abm – F#m – E – Eb7/G – A – Emaj7 – F#m6 – C#m – A – Emaj7 – C#maj7 – C#m – F#m7 – Abm – Bb/C – Emaj7 – F#7/A# – Ab – F# – Emaj7 – A – Emaj7 – F#m6 – C#m – Am7b5/G – A – Emaj7 – C# – Emaj7 – Abmaj7 – F#m – Abmaj7 – Dmaj7 – E – F#m – Ab – D – Eb – C#maj7 – A – …
