Chords of: Before I Let You Go by: Blackstreet. (Fm7, Emaj7, Ebm7, C#m7) 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.
“Before I Let You Go” by Blackstreet is in Db Major and runs at about 139 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 36 different chords across 168 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fm7, Emaj7, Ebm7, C#m7.
Emaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 4:56 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebm7 → Abm7 → Ebm7 → Abm7 → B6 → Abm7 → B → Ebm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 10 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Emaj7 | 0:52 | 18% |
| C#m7 | 0:49 | 17% |
| Abm7 | 0:40 | 14% |
| Ebm7 | 0:38 | 13% |
| Eb7 | 0:16 | 5% |
| C#m | 0:14 | 5% |
| B | 0:11 | 4% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:06 | 2% |
B – Emaj7 – Ebm7 – B/D# – C#m7 – Abm7 – Emaj7 – Ebm7 – B – C#m7 – Abm7 – Emaj7 – Abm7 – C#m7 – B6 – Emaj7 – F#6 – Abm7 – C#m7 – B – Emaj7 – Ebm7 – C#m7 – C#m – Abm7 – E6 – F# – B/D# – C#m7 – Emaj7 – Ebm7 – C#m7 – C#m – Emaj7 – Ebm7 – B/D# – C#m – Emaj7 – Bbm7b5 – Eb7 – Bmaj7 – Bbm7 – Eb7 – Abm7 – Bb7 – Eb7 – G – Abm7 – …
