CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Mainstream, chord by chord.

Chords of: Mainstream by: BE:FIRST. (D, Ebmaj7, Cm6, D7/F#) 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 199 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 36 different chords across 98 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Ebmaj7, Cm6, D7/F#.

Ebmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 32% of the 2:57 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb → Ebmaj7 → Bb → Dm → Em7b5 → Cm7 → D7/F# → Ebmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 9 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
Ebmaj70:5732%
Cm60:169%
D70:127%
D7/F#0:105%
D/C0:095%
Bb0:085%
D0:084%
Dm0:074%

Chord progression, in order

Gm – F7 – Bb – Bm7 – Ebmaj7 – Bb – Dm – Ebmaj7 – D – Em7b5 – D/C – Eb – Dm – Gm – D7 – Cm7 – Bb – Ebm – D7 – Cm6 – Dm7 – Cm6 – D – Eb – D/C – Cm – Bbmaj7 – Cm6 – G – D7/F# – Abmaj7 – F# – Dm – Eb – Emaj7 – Ebmaj7 – G7 – Emaj7 – Dm – Ebmaj7 – D7 – Gm – D – Cm7 – D/C – Ebmaj7 – D/C – Ebmaj7 – …