Chords of: Balloons by: Tom MacDonald. (A7, C#m, C#m7, A7/C#) 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.
“Balloons” by Tom MacDonald is in Db Minor and runs at about 151 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 36 different chords across 161 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A7, C#m, C#m7, A7/C#.
C#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 4:47 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A7/C# → B/C# → C#maj7 → A7/C# → C#maj7 → A7/C# → C#m7 → A7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 10 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 |
|---|---|---|
| C#m | 1:21 | 28% |
| C#m7 | 0:35 | 12% |
| A7/C# | 0:22 | 8% |
| C#maj7 | 0:21 | 7% |
| C#7 | 0:19 | 7% |
| F#m | 0:15 | 5% |
| A7 | 0:11 | 4% |
| A | 0:09 | 3% |
C#maj7 – A7/C# – C#maj7 – B/C# – A/C# – C#maj7 – Ebm7b5/Db – Cm – Ebm7b5/Db – C#m7 – A7/C# – B/C# – C#maj7 – A7/C# – C#maj7 – A/C# – C#m7b5 – C#maj7 – A7/C# – Cm7 – Ebm7b5/Db – C#m6 – A7/C# – B/C# – C#7 – A7/C# – C#m7 – A7 – Ab7 – C#6 – A – C#m7 – A7 – Abmaj7 – Amaj7 – Am7b5 – F#6 – C#m7 – A7 – Ab – C#m – A – F#m – C#m – F#m7 – C#m – A – F#m – …
