CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Best Thing, chord by chord.

Chords of: Best Thing by: Maria Hazell. (Fm, Bbm7, Bbm, C#6) 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 “Best Thing”

“Best Thing” by Maria Hazell is in F Minor and runs at about 60 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 102 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fm, Bbm7, Bbm, C#6.

Bbm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 3:03 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbm → C#6 → Bbm → Ab → C#6 → Abm6 → Bb7 → Fm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in F Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bbm70:3619%
Fm0:3519%
Bbm0:2715%
F0:158%
C#60:116%
Bb70:085%
Bbm60:084%
Fm70:084%

Chord progression, in order

Bbm – C#6 – Bbm – Ab – C#6 – Eb/Bb – Bb – Abm6 – F – Ab – Bb – Ab – Bb – Fm – Bbm7 – F – Cm6 – F – Ab/C – Bb7 – Fm – Bbm – Fm7 – C7 – Bbm6 – Fm – C7 – Fm – Bbm – Bbm7 – Fm – Bbm7 – Fm7 – Bbm – F – Ab/C – Fm – Bbm7 – F – Ab6 – Bbm – Fm – Abmaj7 – Fm – Bbm7 – F7 – C#6 – Fm – …