Chords of: Start Me Up - Official Promo by: The Rolling Stones. (Bb, F, C, Fmaj7) 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.
“Start Me Up - Official Promo” by The Rolling Stones is in F Major and runs at about 121 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 109 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb, F, C, Fmaj7.
Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 3:27 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Bb6 → Fmaj7 → Bbmaj7 → Fmaj7 → Bb → Fmaj7 → F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bb | 0:49 | 24% |
| F | 0:49 | 23% |
| C | 0:30 | 15% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:23 | 11% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:15 | 7% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:09 | 4% |
| Bb6 | 0:07 | 3% |
| Cm6 | 0:07 | 3% |
C – F – C – Bb6 – Fmaj7 – Bb6 – Bbmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Bb – Cmaj7 – F – Cmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Bb – Fmaj7 – Bb6 – F – Bb – C/Bb – F – C7 – F – Bb – C – Dm – F – Am7 – C – F – C – F – Cm6 – C – Cm6 – Dm7 – Ebmaj7 – E – F – Bb – Cm7 – F – Bb – Fmaj7 – C – Fmaj7 – Bm7b5/A – Bb – Em – …
