Chords of: Never Ending Story by: IU. (F7, Bb, F, Eb) 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.
“Never Ending Story” by IU is in Eb Major and runs at about 82 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 47 different chords across 149 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F7, Bb, F, Eb.
Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 3:45 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb → Daug → Cm → Gaug → Cm → Ebaug → Eb → Bb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bb | 0:46 | 20% |
| F | 0:26 | 11% |
| Eb | 0:23 | 10% |
| Gm7 | 0:17 | 8% |
| F7 | 0:09 | 4% |
| Gm | 0:08 | 4% |
| Dm7 | 0:07 | 3% |
| F/A | 0:07 | 3% |
Bb – Daug – Cm – Gaug – Cm – Ebaug – Eb – F7/A – Cm – Bb – A – A7/C# – F/C – Cm7 – Cm7b5 – F – Bb – Dm7 – Eb – Dm – Eb – Bb – F – Gm7 – C – F – Dm – Cm7b5/Bb – Bb – Eb6 – Bb – Gm – Eb – Gm – Eb6 – Fm7 – Bb/F – C7 – Bb – F – Bb – Eb – D – Gm – F#aug – Bb – C – G – …