CHORD LIBRARY

Play along From the Start, chord by chord.

Chords of: From the Start by: Laufey. (A7/C#, C#maj7, Bbm, Ebm7) 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 “From the Start”

“From the Start” by Laufey is in Bb Minor and runs at about 164 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 35 different chords across 126 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A7/C#, C#maj7, Bbm, Ebm7.

C#maj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 2:55 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab7 → C#maj7 → Bbm → Fm → C#maj7 → Ebm7 → Ab6 → Bbm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 12 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Bb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#maj70:3721%
Ebm70:2716%
Ab60:158%
Fm0:148%
Bbm0:148%
Ab70:137%
Bbaug0:095%
Fm70:085%

Chord progression, in order

Ebm7b5 – Ab7 – C#maj7 – F – Bbm – Fm – C#maj7 – Daug – C#/D# – Ebm7 – Fm – Ab7 – C#maj7 – Bbm – Daug – Ebm7 – Ab – Fm – Ab7 – Fm7 – Bbaug – Ebm7 – C#/D# – Cm7b5/Bb – Ab6 – A – Bbm – Fm – C#maj7 – Bbm – Ab7 – C#maj7 – Bbm – Ebm7 – Fm – Ab7 – Fm7 – Bbaug – Ebm7 – Bbm – Ab7 – F – Ebm7 – Ab6 – C#maj7 – Bbm – Bb7/D – Ebm7 – …