CHORD LIBRARY

Play along You Better Run, chord by chord.

Chords of: You Better Run by: Something Out West. (C, Bb, F, F7) 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 “You Better Run”

“You Better Run” by Something Out West is in F Major and runs at about 76 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 100 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, Bb, F, F7.

C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 2:53 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C# → C → Eb → Gm7 → C → Eb → C → Cm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C0:4627%
Bb0:2313%
F0:2011%
F70:148%
Eb60:127%
Cm0:127%
Dm70:106%
C#0:085%

Chord progression, in order

C# – F# – C# – Ab – C# – Eb – F7 – Dm7 – C – Eb – Gm7 – C – Eb6 – Bb – C – F – C – Eb6 – Bb – Cm – F – C – Eb – Dm7 – C – Cm – Dm7 – C – Cm – C – Bb – F – Cm – C – Cm7 – Bb – F7 – C – Bb6 – F7 – Cm7 – Bb – F – Eb6 – Dm7 – C – Eb6 – G – …