Chords of: Years Go By by: Bryson Tiller. (Fm7, C#maj7, F7, C#6) 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.
“Years Go By” by Bryson Tiller is in Db Major and runs at about 92 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 49 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fm7, C#maj7, F7, C#6.
C#maj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 3:01 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G6 → G/A → G/B → G/A → G/B → A7 → G7/B → Cmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| C#maj7 | 0:52 | 29% |
| Fm7 | 0:50 | 27% |
| F7 | 0:20 | 11% |
| C#6 | 0:10 | 6% |
| G6 | 0:08 | 5% |
| Fm | 0:06 | 3% |
| G/B | 0:06 | 3% |
| Am | 0:05 | 3% |
G6 – G/A – G/B – G/A – B7/D# – G/B – A7 – B/A – G7/B – Cmaj7 – D7 – C#m7b5 – Am – C#maj7 – Fm7 – C#maj7 – Fm7 – C#maj7 – F7 – Fm7 – C#maj7 – C#6 – F7 – C#maj7 – F – Fm – F7 – C#maj7 – Bb/F – Fm7 – C#maj7 – Fm7 – C#6 – Fm7 – C7 – C#maj7 – Bbm – Fm7 – Cm7 – C#6 – Fm7 – C#6 – C#maj7 – F7 – C#maj7 – Fm7 – C#maj7 – Eb/F – …
