Chords of: What Was I Thinkin' by: Dierks Bentley. (F, Bb, Bbm7, Eb6) 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.
“What Was I Thinkin'” by Dierks Bentley is in Bb Major and runs at about 165 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 36 different chords across 126 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, Bb, Bbm7, Eb6.
Eb6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 10% of the 4:12 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbm7 → F# → Eb6 → F → C# → Eb → Bb → F7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use A major shapes — the song stays in Bb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eb6 | 0:26 | 10% |
| Bb | 0:25 | 10% |
| F | 0:22 | 9% |
| Bbm7 | 0:22 | 9% |
| Fm | 0:15 | 6% |
| Fm7 | 0:14 | 6% |
| C#maj7 | 0:13 | 5% |
| C7 | 0:13 | 5% |
Bbm7 – F# – F – Eb/Bb – Bmaj7 – Fm7b5 – Eb6 – F – Fm7 – C# – Eb – Bb – F7 – Ebm – C#maj7 – Ebm – Fm7 – Bb7 – Fm7 – F – Ebm6 – C#maj7 – Eb6 – Bb – Cm6 – C7 – C – F – Eb6 – Fm – Eb6 – Bb6 – F7 – Bb – Fm – Eb6 – Bb6 – Cm7 – Eb – Bb – F – Fm7 – C#6 – Eb6 – Bb – F7 – Ebm6 – C#maj7 – …
