CHORD LIBRARY

Play along 16 Bars, chord by chord.

Chords of: 16 Bars by: Birgir Hákon, ISSI, Birnir, M Can. (Abm, F7, Dm, 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 “16 Bars”

“16 Bars” by Birgir Hákon, ISSI, Birnir, M Can is in C Minor and runs at about 140 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 44 different chords across 79 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abm, F7, Dm, D7.

F7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 12% of the 4:22 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm → D → E7 → Dm7 → Dm → Am → D7 → Bbmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 10 main chords with 10 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
F70:3112%
Dm0:2610%
D70:2510%
Dm70:208%
Ebmaj70:197%
D0:135%
Eb0:135%
F0:125%

Chord progression, in order

Dm – D – A6 – Bb – D – Dm7 – E7 – Dm7 – Am – Dm – Am – F#maj7 – Fm7b5/Eb – D7 – Bbmaj7 – D7 – E7 – D7 – A – D7 – Bbmaj7 – D7 – Ab – D7 – Bbmaj7 – D7 – Gm6 – Amaj7 – D7 – F7 – Bb – F7 – Bb/F – Fmaj7 – F – Gm7 – Fm7 – Bbm – Fdim – F#maj7 – C#7/E# – Eb/G – F7 – Fm – C#6 – Dm6 – Bbm – F – …