CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Black Out Days (Stay Away), chord by chord.

Chords of: Black Out Days (Stay Away) by: Ian Asher, Phantogram. (Em7b5/D, D, F#m7, F#m) 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 “Black Out Days (Stay Away)”

“Black Out Days (Stay Away)” by Ian Asher, Phantogram is in D Major and runs at about 155 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 79 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em7b5/D, D, F#m7, F#m.

D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 42% of the 2:51 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm → Dmaj7 → F#m7 → D6 → F#m7 → Dmaj7 → F#m7 → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
D1:1142%
F#m70:4124%
A60:1811%
F#m0:116%
A0:085%
Dmaj70:074%
F#0:021%
D70:021%

Chord progression, in order

F#m – B – Abm – Dmaj7 – D7 – Am6 – F#m7 – D6 – D7 – A6 – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – D – A6 – F#m7 – D – A6 – C#/G# – D – A – F#m7 – D – A – F#m – D – A – F#m7 – D – A – F#m – D – A – F#m7 – D – F#m7 – D – F#m7 – D – A – F#m7 – D – A6 – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – A6 – F#m7 – D – A6 – …