Chords of: Mainstream by: BE:FIRST. (D, Ebmaj7, D7, Cmaj7) 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.
“Mainstream” by BE:FIRST is in C Minor and runs at about 198 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 38 different chords across 108 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Ebmaj7, D7, Cmaj7.
Ebmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 35% of the 3:27 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → Ebmaj7 → Bbmaj7 → Dm → Ebmaj7 → G6 → Dm → Cm6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 8 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ebmaj7 | 1:13 | 35% |
| D7 | 0:17 | 8% |
| D | 0:16 | 8% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:12 | 6% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:12 | 6% |
| D/C | 0:11 | 5% |
| Dm | 0:07 | 3% |
| C7 | 0:05 | 3% |
D – Ebmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Dm – Ebmaj7 – G6 – D/C – Gm – Dm – Gm7 – D7 – Eb – F6 – Bb – Ebm – D7 – Cm6 – D – Eb/Db – D/C – Ebmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – G – D7 – Ebmaj7 – Bbaug – Dm – Baug – Emaj7 – G/A – Eb – D – G7/B – Emaj7 – D/C – Bb – Ebmaj7 – D/C – Ebmaj7 – D/C – Cm7 – D/C – Ebmaj7 – D/C – Ebmaj7 – Cmaj7 – D/C – Ebmaj7 – …
