CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Mainstream, chord by chord.

Chords of: Mainstream by: BE:FIRST. (G, 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 100 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 38 different chords across 111 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, Ebmaj7, Cm7, D7.

Ebmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 3:50 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am7b5 → Dmaj7 → Dm → Bbmaj7 → Ebmaj7 → Cm6 → D7 → Ebmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 10 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
Ebmaj70:5725%
D70:2210%
G0:178%
Gm0:157%
Dm0:136%
Cmaj70:125%
D0:115%
Cm70:115%

Chord progression, in order

Am7b5 – D6 – B7/D# – Cm – Dmaj7 – Dm – Bbmaj7 – Dm7b5/C – Ebmaj7 – D/C – Eb – Dm – Gm – D7 – Cm7 – F6 – Bb – Ebm – D/C – Cm6 – Dmaj7 – Eb – D/C – Ebmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Cm6 – G – D7 – Abmaj7 – F# – Dm – Eb – Emaj7 – Ebmaj7 – G7 – Ebm – D – Bb – Ebmaj7 – D – Gm – D – Cm7 – D/C – Ebmaj7 – D/C – Ebmaj7 – Cmaj7 – …