Chords of: ISTANBUL by: Branco, Stepz. (Bb6, Fm, Fm6, Bb7) 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.
“ISTANBUL” by Branco, Stepz is in F Minor and runs at about 78 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 64 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb6, Fm, Fm6, Bb7.
Fm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 45% of the 2:30 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fm → Abmaj7 → Fm → Eb7 → Bb7 → F → Bb → Fm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 7 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fm | 1:08 | 45% |
| Bb7 | 0:19 | 12% |
| Fm6 | 0:12 | 8% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:11 | 7% |
| Fm7 | 0:09 | 6% |
| F | 0:05 | 4% |
| Bb6 | 0:05 | 3% |
| Bb | 0:04 | 3% |
Fm – Bb7 – Abmaj7 – Fm – Bb7 – Gm – Abmaj7 – Fm – Eb7 – F – Bb7 – Ab7/C – F – Bb – Fm – Fm6 – Bb7 – Fm – Bb6 – Abmaj7 – Fm – Bb/C – Fm – Bb7 – G – Abmaj7 – Fm – Fm6 – Gm7 – Abmaj7 – F#m7b5 – Bb7 – Cm – Fm – Bb7 – Gm7 – Fm7 – Bb7 – Cm7 – Fm – Bb – Cm7 – Fm7 – F – Fm6 – C – Fm7 – Fm6 – …
