Chords of: Be Without You by: Mary J. Blige. (C6, Dm, Bbmaj7, Gm7) 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.
“Be Without You” by Mary J. Blige is in D Minor and runs at about 73 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 40 different chords across 169 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C6, Dm, Bbmaj7, Gm7.
Dm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 4:07 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb7 → Dm → Bb → Bb6 → Bbmaj7 → Am → Dm → C#aug. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dm | 0:48 | 19% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:28 | 11% |
| C | 0:28 | 11% |
| Gm7 | 0:23 | 9% |
| Dm7 | 0:18 | 7% |
| Am7 | 0:14 | 6% |
| F6 | 0:12 | 5% |
| A7 | 0:10 | 4% |
Bb7 – Dm – Em7 – C/E – Dm – Bb – C – F – C – F6 – Bb6 – C – F – A7/C# – Bbmaj7 – Am – F6 – Dm – C – Am – C#aug – Dm – Bb – C6 – G – A – F7/A – Dm7b5 – G6 – Cm6 – Bbmaj7 – Aaug – Dm7 – Bbdim – F7 – Bbaug – C – Dm – Gm7 – C – A7 – Dm – Bbmaj7 – C – Am7 – F/A – Dm – Gm7 – …
