Chords of: By The River by: Sauti Sol. (Abmaj7, Bm, A, Bm7) 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.
“By The River” by Sauti Sol is in A Major and runs at about 100 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 90 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abmaj7, Bm, A, Bm7.
Bm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 38% of the 2:45 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A → Bm → Bm7 → A → Bm → A → Bm → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bm | 1:03 | 38% |
| A | 0:37 | 22% |
| Bm7 | 0:18 | 11% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:11 | 6% |
| G | 0:07 | 4% |
| F#m | 0:06 | 4% |
| F#m7 | 0:06 | 4% |
| G6 | 0:06 | 4% |
Bm7 – G – A – F#m – G – Bm – C#m7 – Bm7 – Gmaj7 – A – F#m – Gmaj7 – Bm – G – A – F#m7 – Bm – D/A – A – F#m7 – G6 – Bm – Dmaj7 – A – D – F#m7 – Gmaj7 – Em – Bm7 – G – Bm7 – A – Bm – G – Bm7 – A – F#m7 – Bm – Bm7 – Gmaj7 – A – Bm7 – Gmaj7 – Bm – G6 – A – F#m7 – Bm – …
