CHORD LIBRARY

Play along MAYDAY, chord by chord.

Chords of: MAYDAY by: Besti. (F#m, Bm7, Bm, D) 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 “MAYDAY”

“MAYDAY” by Besti is in D Major and runs at about 97 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 7 different chords across 23 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#m, Bm7, Bm, D.

F#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 66% of the 1:54 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#m → B → F#m → E → F#m → Bm → A → F#m. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F#m1:1566%
Bm70:1211%
Bm0:108%
D0:065%
B0:054%
A0:043%
E0:032%

Chord progression, in order

F#m – D – E – F#m – B – F#m – D – E – F#m – Bm – A – F#m – Bm – A – F#m – Bm – D – F#m – Bm7 – F#m – Bm7 – F#m – Bm7