Chords of: If I Didn't Know You by: The Red Clay Strays. (G, Bb7, D, Em) 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.
“If I Didn't Know You” by The Red Clay Strays is in D Minor and runs at about 134 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 117 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, Bb7, D, Em.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 4:56 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb7/D → Bb7 → Eb7/G → Ebm7 → Eb7 → Bbm7b5 → Bb6 → Bbm6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 0:51 | 17% |
| Bb7 | 0:42 | 14% |
| D | 0:41 | 14% |
| C | 0:24 | 8% |
| Em | 0:23 | 8% |
| Bb7/D | 0:18 | 6% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:14 | 5% |
| Bb6 | 0:11 | 4% |
Bb7/D – Bb7 – Abmaj7 – Bb7 – Eb7/G – Ebm7 – Eb7 – Bbm7b5 – Bb6 – Bbm6 – Abm7b5/Gb – Bb7 – Em – Bm – D – C – G – Em – Bm – D – C/D – G – Em7 – D – C – G – Em – D – C/D – G – Bm – C – D – G – Em – C – D – D6 – G – D6 – Cmaj7 – D – Em – C6 – D – G – Bm – Em – …
