Chords of: Panama by: Van Halen. (Eb7, Eb, Ab/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.
“Panama” by Van Halen is in Eb Major and runs at about 140 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 48 different chords across 133 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb7, Eb, Ab/Eb, Ebmaj7.
Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 3:37 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Ebmaj7 → C#maj7 → Ebmaj7 → C#6 → Cm → Ab → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eb | 0:31 | 14% |
| Eb7 | 0:23 | 11% |
| Ab/Eb | 0:23 | 11% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:15 | 7% |
| C | 0:13 | 6% |
| Ab | 0:11 | 5% |
| F | 0:09 | 4% |
| B | 0:07 | 3% |
Bmaj7 – C – Dmaj7 – C – B – Bb – A – Ab – G – F# – Ebmaj7 – C#maj7 – Ebmaj7 – C#6 – E7/G# – Cm – Bb/C – Ab – C – C7 – Ab – Bb7 – Ebm – Eb – Ab/Eb – Ebm7 – Ab/Eb – F#maj7 – Eb7 – Ab/Eb – F# – Eb7 – Ab – C#/D# – Eb – Ab/Eb – Eb7 – Eb – F#m7 – F – C – Amaj7 – Abaug – B – G – F# – F – Bb – …
