Chords of: El Shaddai by: Walter Chilambo. (Abm7, E, B, E6) 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.
“El Shaddai” by Walter Chilambo is in E Major and runs at about 101 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 125 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abm7, E, B, E6.
B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 3:02 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → A → E → A → E → A → B → E6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 0:41 | 22% |
| A | 0:32 | 17% |
| E | 0:31 | 17% |
| E6 | 0:17 | 9% |
| Emaj7 | 0:13 | 7% |
| Amaj7 | 0:11 | 6% |
| C#m7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| C#m | 0:06 | 3% |
E – A – B – E – A – B – E – A – F#m – B – E6 – A – F#m – B – E6 – Amaj7 – F#m – B – E6 – Abm7 – A – C#m – B – E – F#7 – Ab7 – Amaj7 – B – E – A6 – B – Emaj7 – F#m6 – Amaj7 – B – E6 – A – B – E – Abm7 – A – B – C#m7 – A/C# – Ebdim – Emaj7 – A – B – …
