Chords of: Straight and Narrow by: Sam Barber. (Bb, Gm7, Gm, 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.
“Straight and Narrow” by Sam Barber is in G Minor and runs at about 120 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 94 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb, Gm7, Gm, Ebmaj7.
Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 50% of the 3:11 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gm7 → Bb → Gm7 → Bb → Gm7 → Bb → Gm → Bb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in G Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bb | 1:35 | 50% |
| Gm7 | 0:34 | 18% |
| Gm | 0:17 | 9% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| Eb | 0:06 | 3% |
| F | 0:06 | 3% |
| Cm | 0:04 | 2% |
| G7 | 0:04 | 2% |
Gm7 – Bb – F/A – Gm7 – Bb – Aaug – Gm7 – Bb – Aaug – Gm – Bb/Ab – Cm – Bb – F – G – Gm7 – Bb – F – Gm – Bb – Abmaj7 – Bb – F – G7 – Ebmaj7 – Bb – Aaug – Gm7 – Cm – Bb – Gm7 – Ebmaj7 – Cm – Bb – Bb7 – A – Gm – Eb – Cm – Bb – F – Gm7 – Bb – F – Bb – F – G – Ebmaj7 – …
