CHORD LIBRARY

Play along The Sound of Istanbul, chord by chord.

Chords of: The Sound of Istanbul by: MD DJ. (Am, Am7, A, A7) 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 “The Sound of Istanbul”

“The Sound of Istanbul” by MD DJ is in A Major and runs at about 100 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 115 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Am, Am7, A, A7.

Am7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 3:23 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A7 → Am7 → Am → A → Am → A → Am → Am7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Am71:0431%
Am0:3819%
A0:2914%
Gm0:126%
D/A0:105%
C0:074%
Gm70:063%
A70:053%

Chord progression, in order

G – Bbmaj7 – A7 – Gm – Am7b5 – Dm – Bb – G/A – A – Bb – Am7 – D7 – Bb – Am7 – Bb – Am7b5 – Dm – Gm – D – Bb – Dmaj7 – A – Gm – Am – Gm – Am – Gm – A – Gm7 – Am – Gm – Am – Gm – Am – Gm – A – Gm7 – Am – Gm6 – D/A – Am7 – Gm – Am7 – Gm7 – Am – Gm6 – D/A – Am7 – …