Chords of: Before by: Poptain. (A, Bm7, A6, D) 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.
“Before” by Poptain is in D Major and runs at about 101 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 98 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, Bm7, A6, D.
Bm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 3:21 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → A → Em → Gmaj7 → D → A → Bm7 → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bm7 | 0:36 | 18% |
| A6 | 0:29 | 15% |
| D | 0:23 | 11% |
| A | 0:19 | 10% |
| G6 | 0:19 | 9% |
| G | 0:18 | 9% |
| D6 | 0:17 | 8% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:16 | 8% |
D – Gmaj7 – A/B – Bm7 – G – D – A – Bm7 – Em – Gmaj7 – D – A – Bm7 – G – D6 – A6 – Bm7 – G – D6 – A6 – Bm7 – G6 – Gmaj7 – D6 – A – Bm7 – G6 – Bm – A6 – Bm7 – G6 – D – Gmaj7 – A – Bm – A/B – G6 – D – A – Bm7 – E7 – G6 – D6 – A6 – Bm7 – G6 – D6 – A6 – …
