CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Blame the Rappers, chord by chord.

Chords of: Blame the Rappers by: Tom MacDonald, Dax. (Bb, Bbmaj7, Eb, Ebmaj7) 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 “Blame the Rappers”

“Blame the Rappers” by Tom MacDonald, Dax is in Eb Major and runs at about 107 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 126 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb, Bbmaj7, Eb, Ebmaj7.

Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 36% of the 4:43 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb → Eb/Bb → Eb6 → Bb → Eb7 → Bb → Bbm7 → Eb6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bb1:4136%
Bbmaj70:3713%
Ebmaj70:3111%
Eb0:3011%
Eb60:238%
Bb60:135%
C/Bb0:083%
Cm7b5/Bb0:072%

Chord progression, in order

Eb – Bb – Eb/Bb – Bbmaj7 – Eb6 – Bb – Cm7b5/Bb – Eb7 – Bb – Bbm7 – Eb6 – Bb – Cm7b5/Bb – Ebmaj7 – Eb6 – F6 – Bb – C – Bb – Eb6 – Bbmaj7 – C/Bb – Bb – Eb – Bbmaj7 – C/Bb – Bb – Eb – Bbmaj7 – C/Bb – Bb – Ebmaj7 – Bbaug – C/D – Bb – Eb – Bbmaj7 – Eb/Bb – Ebm7 – Eb – Bb – Cm7b5/Bb – Ebmaj7 – Ebaug – Ebm6 – Bb – Cm7b5/Bb – Ebmaj7 – …