Chords of: MY FIRST STORY - I'm a mess / THE FIRST TAKE by: THE FIRST TAKE. (Gm7b5, Gmaj7, F#6, Bm7) 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.
“MY FIRST STORY - I'm a mess / THE FIRST TAKE” by THE FIRST TAKE is in D Major and runs at about 130 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 51 different chords across 243 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gm7b5, Gmaj7, F#6, Bm7.
Gmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 9% of the 4:44 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abmaj7 → Am → Gm7b5 → Gmaj7 → F#m7 → Bm7 → A → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gmaj7 | 0:26 | 9% |
| F#6 | 0:22 | 8% |
| D | 0:15 | 5% |
| F# | 0:15 | 5% |
| E | 0:15 | 5% |
| Bm7 | 0:14 | 5% |
| Abm | 0:14 | 5% |
| Bm | 0:12 | 4% |
Abmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Am – Gm7b5 – Bmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Bm – G – A – D – Gmaj7 – G6 – D – C#m7b5 – Bm – G – A6 – D – A/C# – Bm7 – G6 – D – F#m7 – Bm – Gmaj7 – A – D – C#m – Bm – G6 – A – F#/C# – Bm – G – A – D – C#m – Bm – G6 – D – F#/C# – Bm7 – G – A – Dmaj7 – Bm7 – Gdim – D – …
