Chords of: Survivor by: Wendy Shay. (F, Eb, Gm7, 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.
“Survivor” by Wendy Shay is in Eb Major and runs at about 96 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 14 different chords across 119 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, Eb, Gm7, Ebmaj7.
Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 2:20 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebmaj7 → Bb → Gm7 → F6 → Eb → F → Eb → Ebmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bb | 0:27 | 19% |
| F | 0:26 | 19% |
| Eb | 0:22 | 15% |
| Gm | 0:20 | 14% |
| Gm7 | 0:14 | 10% |
| Eb6 | 0:08 | 6% |
| F6 | 0:06 | 5% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:05 | 4% |
Gm – Ebmaj7 – Bb – F – Gm – Eb – Bb – Gm7 – Eb6 – Bb – F6 – Gm – Eb – Bb – F – Gm – Eb – Bb – F6 – Gm7 – Ebmaj7 – Bb – F – Gm7 – Cm – Eb – Bb – F – Gm7 – C/G – Eb – Bb – F – Gm7 – Eb6 – Cm7b5/Bb – F – Bb/F – Gm – Eb – Bb – F – Gm – Eb – Bb – F – Gm – Eb – …
