Chords of: Stoom by: Dirk Van Der Westhuizen. (F#m, E, D, A) 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.
“Stoom” by Dirk Van Der Westhuizen is in D Major and runs at about 120 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 87 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#m, E, D, A.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 3:25 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#7 → F# → F#m7 → F# → Dmaj7 → B/F# → F#m → Gmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 0:33 | 16% |
| D | 0:29 | 14% |
| A | 0:23 | 11% |
| F#7 | 0:17 | 8% |
| F#m | 0:16 | 8% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:15 | 7% |
| F# | 0:13 | 6% |
| F#maj7 | 0:09 | 5% |
F#7 – F# – F#m7 – F# – Ab7/C – Dmaj7 – Ab7/C – B/F# – F#m – Gmaj7 – F#m – B7 – Dmaj7 – B7 – B6 – F#m7 – D – A – E – D – A – E – C#m7 – F#m – D – A – E – C#m – D – A – E – C#7 – F#7 – Ab7 – Dmaj7 – Bm7 – C# – F#m – B7/D# – Dmaj7 – B7 – B6 – F#m7 – D – A – E – D – A – …
