Chords of: The Story by: Brandi Carlile. (E/B, B, Abm, F#) 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.
“The Story” by Brandi Carlile is in Ab Minor and runs at about 186 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 67 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E/B, B, Abm, F#.
B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 42% of the 3:53 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → E/B → B → F#7 → Abm → E → B → Abm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in Ab Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 1:37 | 42% |
| Abm | 0:33 | 14% |
| F# | 0:28 | 12% |
| F#7 | 0:23 | 10% |
| E | 0:19 | 8% |
| E/B | 0:10 | 4% |
| Emaj7 | 0:10 | 4% |
| B/F# | 0:03 | 1% |
B – E/B – B – F# – F#7 – Abm – E – Edim – B – F# – F#7 – Abm – Emaj7 – E6 – B – F#7 – B – F# – Abm – B/F# – E – B – F# – Abm – B/F# – Emaj7 – F#m – B – F# – B – F# – Abm – B – Emaj7 – B – F#7 – Abm – E – B – F#7 – B – F# – Abm – E/B – B – F# – Abm – Bm – …
