CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Baby Why, chord by chord.

Chords of: Baby Why by: Richard Parker. (Bb, F, Eb, Ebmaj7) 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 “Baby Why”

“Baby Why” by Richard Parker is in Eb Major and runs at about 174 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 136 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb, F, Eb, Ebmaj7.

Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 5:34 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb → Cm7 → Ebmaj7 → F → Bb → Eb → F → F7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bb1:3629%
F1:1723%
Eb0:4714%
Ebmaj70:268%
F70:237%
Bb60:134%
Bbmaj70:103%
F60:072%

Chord progression, in order

Bb – Cm7 – Ebmaj7 – Dm – Cm – F – Bb – Cm7b5/Bb – Bb – Eb – Gm – F – F7 – Bb – F7 – Bb – Bbmaj7 – Dm7 – Ebmaj7 – F – Bb6 – Bbmaj7 – F7 – Bb – Dm7 – Eb6 – Ebmaj7 – F – Bb – F7 – Bb – Bbmaj7 – Bb/C – Ebmaj7 – Eb – F – Bb6 – Bb – F – Ebmaj7 – Bb – Eb6 – Bb – Eb – F/Eb – Eb – F – Bb6 – …