CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Believe, chord by chord.

Chords of: Believe by: Adam Lambert. (Bbmaj7, Bb, F, 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.

About the chords of “Believe”

“Believe” by Adam Lambert is in F Major and runs at about 125 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 87 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bbmaj7, Bb, F, C.

Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 3:45 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → Am7 → Bb → C → F → Am7 → Bb → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bb0:4821%
F0:4520%
C0:3013%
Gm70:2812%
Bb60:2411%
Dm70:2411%
Am70:136%
Bbmaj70:021%

Chord progression, in order

F – Am7 – Bb – C – F – Am7 – Bb – C – F – Gm7 – Dm7 – Bb6 – F – Gm7 – Dm7 – Bb6 – F – Gm7 – Dm7 – Bb – F – Gm7 – Dm7 – Bb6 – F – Am7 – F – C – Bb – C – F – Am7 – Bb6 – C – F – Gm7 – Dm7 – Bb – F – Gm7 – Dm7 – Bb6 – F – Gm7 – Dm7 – Bb – F – Gm7 – …