Chords of: Sailing by: BE:FIRST. (C#maj7, Ebm7, Bbm7, F#maj7) 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.
“Sailing” by BE:FIRST is in Db Major and runs at about 125 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 95 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#maj7, Ebm7, Bbm7, F#maj7.
Ebm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 3:02 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#maj7 → Bbm → Fm7b5/Eb → F#maj7 → Bbm7 → Ebm7 → F#maj7 → Ebm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ebm7 | 0:52 | 28% |
| Bbm7 | 0:38 | 21% |
| F#maj7 | 0:30 | 17% |
| Amaj7 | 0:12 | 7% |
| C#maj7 | 0:07 | 4% |
| F#6 | 0:06 | 3% |
| C#/D# | 0:06 | 3% |
| Fm7 | 0:03 | 2% |
F#6 – F#maj7 – Bbm – Fm7b5/Eb – C#/D# – Eb/F – F#maj7 – Eb/Bb – C#m – Ab/Eb – Ebm7 – F/Eb – Eb7 – F#maj7 – F#6 – Bbm7 – Ebm7 – F#maj7 – B6 – Bbm7 – Ebm7 – F#maj7 – B6 – Bbm7 – Abm – C#/D# – Fm7 – Bbm7 – C#7 – C#6 – Ebm7 – C#/E# – F#maj7 – Ebm – F#maj7 – Bbm7 – Ebm7 – Fm7 – F#maj7 – Bbm7 – Ebm7 – Fm7 – F#6 – Bbm7 – Ebm7 – F#maj7 – F#6 – Bbm7 – …
