CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Growing up in the West, chord by chord.

Chords of: Growing up in the West by: That Kid Kearve. (Fm, Bb, Bbm, Bb7) 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 “Growing up in the West”

“Growing up in the West” by That Kid Kearve is in F Minor and runs at about 190 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 32 different chords across 169 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fm, Bb, Bbm, Bb7.

Fm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 4:19 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbm → Cm → Fm → Bbm → Cm → Fm → Bb7 → C7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 10 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
Fm1:1529%
Bbm0:177%
Bb70:166%
Bb0:156%
Eb60:145%
Cm0:145%
C#maj70:135%
Fm60:114%

Chord progression, in order

Bbm – Cm – C# – Cm – Fm – Eb6 – Bbm – Cm – C#maj7 – Cm – Fm – Eb6 – Bb7 – C7 – C#maj7 – Ebmaj7 – F6 – Eb7 – Bb – C7 – C#maj7 – Ebmaj7 – Fm6 – F7 – Eb6 – Bbm – Cm – C#6 – Cm – Fm7 – Eb – Bbm – Cm – C#6 – Eb6 – Fm – C#maj7 – Eb – Bb – Fm6 – Abmaj7 – C# – Fm – Eb6 – Bb7 – Abmaj7 – Bbm7 – Cm – …