Chords of: Arabesque by: Coldplay. (F#m7, Bm7, Bm, E/B) 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.
“Arabesque” by Coldplay is in B Minor and runs at about 172 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 81 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#m7, Bm7, Bm, E/B.
Bm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 41% of the 5:21 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm7b5 → F# → Bm → E/B → E → B → Bm → E/B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in B Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bm7 | 2:12 | 41% |
| Bm | 1:09 | 21% |
| E/B | 0:23 | 7% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:20 | 6% |
| B7 | 0:14 | 4% |
| B | 0:11 | 4% |
| Em7 | 0:11 | 3% |
| E | 0:11 | 3% |
Abm7b5 – F# – Bm – D – E6 – Bm – D – E7/G# – Bm – E/B – Bm7 – E – Bm7 – B – Bm – Bm7 – E/B – Bm7 – E/B – Bm7 – B – Bm7 – E/B – Bm7 – E/B – Bm – E – Bm7 – E – Bm – Bm7 – E/B – D6 – E – Bm7 – B – D6 – Bm – E/B – Bm7 – E/B – Bm7 – E – Bm – Bm6 – Bm7 – Bm6 – B7 – …
