Chords of: Drive by: The 69 Eyes. (Eb7/G, Bbm7, C#, Ab) 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.
“Drive” by The 69 Eyes is in Ab Major and runs at about 160 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 104 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb7/G, Bbm7, C#, Ab.
Bbm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 3:20 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb7/D → C#6 → Eb → C# → Bbm7 → Ebm → Bbm7 → F#6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use G major shapes — the song stays in Ab Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bbm7 | 0:51 | 26% |
| F# | 0:22 | 11% |
| C# | 0:21 | 10% |
| Ab | 0:20 | 10% |
| Bb | 0:15 | 7% |
| Eb | 0:12 | 6% |
| Ebm | 0:09 | 5% |
| F#maj7 | 0:07 | 4% |
Ab – Bb7/D – Ebmaj7 – Bb – C#6 – F#maj7 – Eb – Bb – C# – Ab – C# – Bbm7 – F#maj7 – Ebm – F# – Ebm – Bbm7 – F#7 – Ebm – F#6 – Ab – Bb – C#6 – F# – Eb – Bbm7 – F# – Ab – C# – Bb – C# – F# – Eb – Bb7 – F# – Ab – C# – Ebmaj7 – Bbm7 – Ebm7 – Bbm7 – Ab7/C – C# – F# – Ab7 – Ebm7 – F#maj7 – Ebm – …
