Chords of: It's Been Awhile by: Staind. (F#maj7, F#, Abm, B) 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.
“It's Been Awhile” by Staind is in Ab Minor and runs at about 117 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 153 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#maj7, F#, Abm, B.
F# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 4:33 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E7/G# → Ab → Bmaj7 → F#maj7 → Ebm7 → Ab → Abm7 → F#maj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 12 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in Ab Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F# | 0:49 | 18% |
| Abm | 0:36 | 13% |
| C# | 0:35 | 13% |
| B | 0:34 | 13% |
| F#maj7 | 0:23 | 8% |
| C#/G# | 0:20 | 7% |
| Ab | 0:18 | 6% |
| B6 | 0:13 | 5% |
E7/G# – Ab – C#/G# – Bmaj7 – F#maj7 – C# – Ebm7 – Ab – Abm7 – F#maj7 – C# – Ebm7 – C#/G# – B6 – F# – C# – B/C# – Ab – C#/G# – B6 – F#maj7 – F#/C# – Ab – C#/G# – B – F# – C# – B/C# – Ab – C#/G# – F# – B6 – F#maj7 – Abm – B – F# – C#7 – Abm – B – F# – C# – Abm – B – F# – C# – Abm – B – F#maj7 – …
