CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Mainstream, chord by chord.

Chords of: Mainstream by: BE:FIRST. (D, Ebmaj7, Cm7, D7) 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 C Minor and runs at about 198 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 35 different chords across 105 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Ebmaj7, Cm7, D7.

Ebmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 3:18 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebmaj7 → Dm → Bbmaj7 → Ebmaj7 → D7 → Ebmaj7 → Bb → Ebmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Ebmaj71:0633%
Cm70:2814%
D70:2312%
Dm0:115%
D0:095%
D/C0:084%
Eb0:052%
C70:042%

Chord progression, in order

Ebmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Ebm – Dm – Bbmaj7 – Dm7b5/C – Ebmaj7 – D/C – Eb – D – Gm7 – D7 – Cm7 – F6 – Cm – Bb – Ebm – D7 – Cm6 – D/E – Cm6 – Dmaj7 – Eb – D/C – Ebmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – G – D7 – Abmaj7 – Daug – Dm – Eb – Emaj7 – Ebmaj7 – G7/B – Ebm – D – Bb – Ebmaj7 – D – Gm – D/C – Cm7 – D/C – Ebmaj7 – D/C – Ebmaj7 – C/Bb – …