CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Valentine, chord by chord.

Chords of: Valentine by: Jim Brickman. (C#, C#/G#, F#, C#/E#) 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 “Valentine”

“Valentine” by Jim Brickman is in Db Major and runs at about 95 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 106 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#, C#/G#, F#, C#/E#.

F# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 3:01 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m → Fm → F#maj7 → C#/G# → Ab → C# → Bbm7 → F#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 10 main chords with 15 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F#0:2514%
C#/G#0:2313%
Ab0:1710%
C#0:179%
Bbm0:137%
Bbm70:127%
Ab70:106%
F#maj70:106%

Chord progression, in order

C#m – Ab – Bbm – Fm – F#maj7 – C#/G# – Ab – C# – C#maj7 – Bbm7 – F# – Bbm7b5/Ab – Ab – C# – Bbm7 – F#maj7 – F# – Bbm7b5/Ab – Ab7 – Fm7 – C#/E# – F# – Ab – Fm7 – C#/E# – F# – C# – Ab – C#/D# – Ebm7 – Bbm – F7 – Faug – Bbm – C#/G# – Gm7b5 – C#/G# – Ab7 – C#m – C#maj7 – Bbm7 – Fm – F# – B6 – Ab – C# – Bbm – F# – …