CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Stayin' Alive, chord by chord.

Chords of: Stayin' Alive by: Bee Gees. (Bb, Fm7, Bb7, Fm) 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 “Stayin' Alive”

“Stayin' Alive” by Bee Gees is in F Minor and runs at about 103 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 10 different chords across 57 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb, Fm7, Bb7, Fm.

Fm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 54% of the 4:10 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fm7 → Bb → Fm7 → Bb → Fm7 → Fm → Fm7 → Cm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in F Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Fm72:1554%
Bb0:4618%
Bb70:3012%
Fm0:177%
Cm70:073%
Eb0:073%
Eb/F0:031%
Eb60:021%

Chord progression, in order

Fm7 – Bb – Fm7 – Eb – Ab7/C – Fm7 – Bb – Fm7 – C7 – Fm – Fm7 – Cm7 – Fm7 – Eb – Fm7 – Eb – Fm7 – Bb – Fm7 – Fm – Eb/F – Fm – Cm7 – Fm7 – Bb7 – Eb6 – Fm7 – Bb – Eb6 – Fm7 – Eb – Fm7 – Eb – Fm7 – Bb – Fm7 – Fm – Eb/F – Fm – Cm7 – Fm7 – Bb – Bb7 – Eb – Fm7 – Bb7 – Fm7 – Bb – …