CHORD LIBRARY

Play along My Old Ways, chord by chord.

Chords of: My Old Ways by: Tame Impala. (C#maj7, Bbm7, Fm, Bbm) 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 “My Old Ways”

“My Old Ways” by Tame Impala is in F Minor and runs at about 110 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 107 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#maj7, Bbm7, Fm, Bbm.

Bbm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 58% of the 4:55 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbm → Bb7 → Bbm7 → Cm7 → Ebm7 → Fm → Bbm7 → Fm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 3 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in F Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bbm72:5258%
Fm0:4214%
Bbm0:4114%
C#0:072%
Cm70:072%
C#maj70:052%
Bb70:041%
Ebm70:031%

Chord progression, in order

Bbm – Fm – Bbm – Fm – Bbm – Fm – Bbm – Fm – Bb7 – Bbm – Fm – Bbm – Fm – Bbm – Fm – Bbm7 – Fm – Bbm7 – Fm – Bbm – Fm – Bbm – Fm – Bbm – Fm – Bb7 – Cm7 – Gm – Cm7 – Bbm – Fm – Bbm – Fm – Bbm – Fm – Bbm – Fm – Bbm – Fm – Bbm – Eb7 – Fm – Ebm – Bbm – Ebm7 – Fm – Bbm7 – Bb7 – …