Chords of: Brothers in Arms by: Dire Straits. (F#, C#m, E, Abm) 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.
“Brothers in Arms” by Dire Straits is in E Major and runs at about 79 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 163 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#, C#m, E, Abm.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 4:58 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m → Ab → Emaj7 → Abm → C#m → Abm → E → Ab. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 1:04 | 21% |
| F# | 0:48 | 16% |
| C#m | 0:46 | 15% |
| Abm | 0:45 | 15% |
| Ebm | 0:28 | 9% |
| Ab | 0:17 | 6% |
| B | 0:14 | 5% |
| Abm7 | 0:07 | 2% |
C#m – Ab – Emaj7 – Abm – Emaj7 – Abm – Emaj7 – C#m – Abm – E – C#m – E – F#6 – Ab – E – C#m – Ab – B – F#6 – E – F# – B – E/F# – B – Ebm – Abm – Ebm – E – F# – Abm – Ebm – E – C#m – F# – Ab – E – F# – B/F# – Abm – E – C#m – Abm – E – C#m – Ab – Abm – Bmaj7 – D/F# – …
