CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Straino, chord by chord.

Chords of: Straino by: Alex Velea. (Ab6, C#, Bbm, F#maj7) 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 “Straino”

“Straino” by Alex Velea is in Bb Minor and runs at about 199 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 104 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab6, C#, Bbm, F#maj7.

C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 3:21 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbm → F#maj7 → C# → Ab6 → Bbm → F#maj7 → C# → Ab6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Bb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#0:4422%
F#maj70:3116%
Ab60:2914%
Bbm0:2613%
Bbm70:199%
C#/G#0:157%
F#60:136%
F#0:074%

Chord progression, in order

Bbm – F#maj7 – C# – Ab6 – Bbm – F#maj7 – C# – Ab6 – Bbm – Ebm – F#maj7 – F#6 – C# – Ab6 – Bbm – F#maj7 – C# – Fm7 – Bbm – F#6 – C# – Ab6 – Bbm7 – F#maj7 – C#/G# – Bbm7 – F#maj7 – C#maj7 – Ab – Bbm7 – F#maj7 – C# – F#6 – C#/G# – Bbm7 – F# – C# – Ab – Bbm – F#maj7 – C# – Ab6 – Bbm – F7 – F#maj7 – C# – Ab6 – Bbm – …