CHORD LIBRARY

Play along I'm Still Standing, chord by chord.

Chords of: I'm Still Standing by: Elton John. (Bbm, F, Bb, Ebm) 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.

About the chords of “I'm Still Standing”

“I'm Still Standing” by Elton John is in Eb Minor and runs at about 178 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 118 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bbm, F, Bb, Ebm.

F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 2:59 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb → Bbmaj7 → Eb/Bb → Bb → Bbmaj7 → Bb6 → Bb → Bbm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D minor shapes — the song stays in Eb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F0:2916%
Ebm0:2514%
Bbm0:2212%
Bb0:1911%
Bbm70:126%
Bbmaj70:106%
Fm0:074%
Bb60:064%

Chord progression, in order

Bbm – Ebm – F – Bbmaj7 – F#/A# – Ab/Bb – Bbm – Ebm – F – Bbmaj7 – F# – Ab/Bb – Bb – Eb/Bb – Bbmaj7 – Eb/Bb – F – Gm – Eb – Bb – Eb/Bb – Bbmaj7 – Bb6 – Fmaj7 – Gm – Ebmaj7 – Bb – Bbm7 – F# – Bbm7 – C7 – Ebm – F# – Ab – Bbm7 – F# – Bbm – Fm – C#6 – Ebm – F – Ab7 – Bbm – Ebm7 – F – Cm7b5/Bb – Bbm – Ebm – …