Chords of: What Could’ve Been by: Gone West. (Ebmaj7, Gm7, Bb, F/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.
“What Could’ve Been” by Gone West is in Bb Major and runs at about 143 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 103 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ebmaj7, Gm7, Bb, F/A.
Gm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 3:39 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gm7 → Eb → Gm7 → Ebmaj7 → Gm7 → Eb → Gm7 → F. 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 1 and use A major shapes — the song stays in Bb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gm7 | 0:53 | 24% |
| Bb | 0:44 | 20% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:25 | 12% |
| F/A | 0:22 | 10% |
| Eb | 0:17 | 8% |
| F | 0:17 | 8% |
| Eb6 | 0:08 | 3% |
| F6 | 0:06 | 3% |
Gm7 – F6 – Eb – Bbm – Gm7 – F6 – Eb – Eb6 – Gm7 – Ebmaj7 – Cm – Gm7 – Eb – Cm – F6 – Gm7 – F – Eb6 – Ebmaj7 – Cm – Bb – F – Gm7 – F/G – Ebmaj7 – F/Eb – Bb – F – Gm7 – Ebmaj7 – Bb – F/A – Gm – Eb – Bb – F/A – Gm7 – Ebmaj7 – Bb – Eb6 – F/A – Gm7 – Eb – Ebmaj7 – Gm7 – F6 – Ebmaj7 – F/Eb – …
