Chords of: How Are You (My Friend) by: Johnny Drille. (Bm, F#, F#6, F#maj7) 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.
“How Are You (My Friend)” by Johnny Drille is in B Minor and runs at about 100 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 137 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bm, F#, F#6, F#maj7.
F# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 3:03 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → F#6 → F#maj7 → F# → C#6 → Bbm → F#maj7 → C#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 11 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in B Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F# | 0:31 | 17% |
| F#6 | 0:22 | 12% |
| C# | 0:20 | 11% |
| F#maj7 | 0:15 | 8% |
| B | 0:14 | 8% |
| Ebm7 | 0:13 | 7% |
| C#6 | 0:11 | 6% |
| B6 | 0:10 | 5% |
F# – Bb7 – Ebm7 – Bmaj7 – F# – C#6 – Eb – B – F#maj7 – C#7 – F#6 – C# – F#maj7 – C# – Bmaj7 – Bbm – B6 – F# – C#6 – Abm – F# – Bbm – Ebm – C#6 – F#maj7 – Bbm7 – Ebm7 – B6 – F#maj7 – Bbm7 – Ebm – B – F# – C# – Ebm7 – B6 – F# – Bbm7 – Abm7 – F#6 – C# – Ebm – F# – B6 – F#maj7 – Abm7 – C# – Ebm7 – …
