CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Mainstream, chord by chord.

Chords of: Mainstream by: BE:FIRST. (D, Ebmaj7, D7, Gm) 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 “Mainstream”

“Mainstream” by BE:FIRST is in G Minor and runs at about 100 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 82 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Ebmaj7, D7, Gm.

Ebmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 46% of the 3:35 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebmaj7 → D/C → Cm7 → Gm → Cm6 → Ebmaj7 → D7 → F6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in G Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Ebmaj71:4046%
D70:2712%
Gm0:178%
D/C0:168%
D0:094%
Cm70:084%
F60:042%
Bb0:042%

Chord progression, in order

D – Ebmaj7 – D/C – Gm – D – Am7b5/G – Gm – Cm7 – Gm – D – Cm6 – Ebmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – G – D7 – F6 – Ebmaj7 – Bb – Ebmaj7 – F#maj7 – Bm – Ebmaj7 – D – Gm – D/C – Ebmaj7 – C – D7 – Eb/Bb – Bm6 – Cm7b5/Bb – D/C – C7 – D/C – Ebmaj7 – Gm7 – G – Cm7 – Gm – Cmaj7 – Gm – D – Ebmaj7 – G – Ab – D – F#6 – Bb – …