CHORD LIBRARY

Play along STAY, chord by chord.

Chords of: STAY by: Basta. (C, F, Am, Am7) 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 “STAY”

“STAY” by Basta is in C Major and runs at about 71 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 114 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, F, Am, Am7.

C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 35% of the 4:36 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Am7 → F → C → Am7 → F → C → Am. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C1:3635%
F1:1126%
Am0:4014%
Am70:3513%
G0:124%
Fmaj70:104%
Dm0:031%
Cmaj70:021%

Chord progression, in order

C – Am – Am7 – F – C – Am – Am7 – F – C – Am – C/G – F – C – G – Am – C/G – Fmaj7 – C – Fmaj7 – G – Am7 – C/D – F – Dm – C – F – G – Am – F – Fmaj7 – Am7 – Am – F – G – C – Am – Baug – C – F – Am7 – C – Am – Fdim – F – C – F – Cmaj7 – Fmaj7 – …