CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Impossible, chord by chord.

Chords of: Impossible by: Nothing but Thieves. (Bbm, F, Gm, Bb) 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 “Impossible”

“Impossible” by Nothing but Thieves is in F Major and runs at about 165 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 152 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bbm, F, Gm, Bb.

F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 3:53 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → Bbm → Dm → F → Fmaj7 → Bbm → Bbm6 → F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F0:4720%
Bbm0:4118%
Dm0:3917%
Gm0:219%
Gm7b5/F0:198%
Bb0:125%
C0:125%
Bb60:104%

Chord progression, in order

F – Bbm – Bb – Dm – Bbm – Fm – F – C#maj7 – Bbm – Dm – C#aug – Bbm – F – Bbm6 – Em7b5 – Dm – Bbm – F – Gm7b5/F – Bb – Dm – Bbm – F – Gm7b5/F – Dm – Bbm – F – Gm7b5/F – Dm – Bbm – F – Bbm – Dm – Bbm – F – Bbm – Dm – Bbm – F – Bbm – Dm – Faug – Bbm – Fmaj7 – Bbm – Dm – Bbm – F – …