Chords of: Basic by: Delany. (Fm, Bbm7, Bbm, Cm) 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.
“Basic” by Delany is in C Minor and runs at about 160 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 91 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fm, Bbm7, Bbm, Cm.
Fm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 36% of the 2:20 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm → Bbm → Bb → Bbm → Bb → Bbm7 → Fm → Ab6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fm | 0:51 | 36% |
| Bbm7 | 0:23 | 16% |
| Bbm | 0:19 | 14% |
| Cm | 0:10 | 7% |
| Bbm6 | 0:08 | 6% |
| Ab | 0:08 | 5% |
| Bb | 0:04 | 3% |
| Ab6 | 0:03 | 2% |
F – Fm – Am6 – Bbm – Cm – Bbm – Fm – E – Bbm – Cm – Bb – Fm – Bbm – Ab – Bb – Fm – Bbm7 – Ab – Eb6 – Fm – Bbm – Fm – Bbm – Fm – Bbm6 – Cm – Bbm6 – Fm – Gm7b5 – Fm – Eb – Ab – Cm7b5/Bb – Bbm – Fm – Bbm7 – Ab6 – Bbm6 – Fm – Ab – C#maj7 – Bbm – Fm – Bbm7 – Ab – Bbm7 – Fm – Bbm7 – …
