CHORD LIBRARY

Play along 1985, chord by chord.

Chords of: 1985 by: Andrea Sannino. (F, Dm7, Bb, Fm7) 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 “1985”

“1985” by Andrea Sannino is in F Major and runs at about 161 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 83 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, Dm7, Bb, Fm7.

Dm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 3:15 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F6 → Dm7 → Bb → Bb/C → F → Dm7 → Bb → Bb/C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 9 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
Dm70:3317%
F0:3015%
Bb0:1910%
Cm70:158%
Fm70:137%
Ab0:126%
Bb/C0:116%
Bbmaj70:095%

Chord progression, in order

F6 – Dm7 – Bb – Bb/C – F – Dm7 – Bb – Bb/C – F – Dm7 – Bbmaj7 – Bb/C – F/C – Bb6 – F – Dm7 – Bb – Bbmaj7 – C7 – F/C – Ab – Fm7 – Cm7 – Eb/F – F7/A – C#maj7 – Eb/Db – Cm7 – Fm7 – Bbm7 – Ab – C#/D# – F – Dm7 – Bb – Bb/C – F – Dm7 – Bbmaj7 – Bb/C – F/C – F6 – Dm7 – Bb – F/C – F – Dm7 – Bbmaj7 – …