Chords of: Lighting up the town by: BE:FIRST. (A/B, C#, Bbm7, Bbm) 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.
“Lighting up the town” by BE:FIRST is in Bb Minor and runs at about 170 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 57 different chords across 167 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A/B, C#, Bbm7, Bbm.
C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 3:22 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F# → Bbm7 → C# → F# → Bbm7 → C# → Bbm → Gm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 6 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C# | 0:37 | 18% |
| Bbm7 | 0:34 | 17% |
| Bbm | 0:14 | 7% |
| F#maj7 | 0:11 | 5% |
| Eb7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| F# | 0:07 | 4% |
| Ebm7 | 0:06 | 3% |
| C#m | 0:06 | 3% |
C#6 – Faug – F# – Adim – Bbm7 – C#m – Eb7 – E6 – Ebm7 – C# – F# – Bbm7 – C#m – Eb7 – Abm – Ebm7 – Bbm7 – F#maj7 – Bbm7 – F/A – Bbm7 – Eaug – Eb7 – Bbm7 – C# – Bbm – Am – Abm – Cm7b5/Bb – Gm – Bbm – Am – Abm – Gm – Eb/Bb – Bbm – Aaug – Adim – C# – Eb – Gdim – F#6 – Ab/Eb – C#6 – F#maj7 – C# – Ab – F7/A – …
