Chords of: Straight and Narrow by: Sam Barber. (B, Abm, Abm7, E) 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.
“Straight and Narrow” by Sam Barber is in E Major and runs at about 114 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 95 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B, Abm, Abm7, E.
B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 47% of the 3:05 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm → E → B → Abm → B → Abm → E6 → B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 1:27 | 47% |
| Abm | 0:29 | 16% |
| Abm7 | 0:18 | 10% |
| E | 0:11 | 6% |
| F#/A# | 0:06 | 3% |
| E/G# | 0:05 | 3% |
| C#m | 0:04 | 2% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:04 | 2% |
Abm – E – B – F#/A# – Abm7 – B – Bbm – Abm – F#7/A# – E/G# – B – F#/A# – Abm – E6 – B – F#/A# – Abm – Abm7 – B – F#/A# – Abm – E/G# – Bmaj7 – Ab – Abm7 – Abaug – B – F#/A# – Abm – E – B – Abm – C#m – B – B7 – F#maj7 – Abm – E7/G# – B – F# – Abm7 – E – B – F#/A# – B – E – B – F#/A# – …
