CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Stay, chord by chord.

Chords of: Stay by: The Score. (G/D, D, G7, Bbmaj7) 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 “Stay”

“Stay” by The Score is in C Minor and runs at about 87 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 133 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G/D, D, G7, Bbmaj7.

Bbmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 2:53 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C7 → G7 → D → G → D → G → G/D → Bb6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bbmaj70:2514%
G/D0:1810%
G70:1710%
Dm0:169%
D0:169%
Bb60:159%
Gm0:137%
G0:116%

Chord progression, in order

C7 – G7 – Bb – D – G – Bb – D – Gmaj7 – Bb6 – D – Gmaj7 – Bb6 – D – G – Bb6 – G/D – Bb6 – D – G/D – Dm – G – Bb6 – G/D – Dm – G7 – Bbmaj7 – D – G/D – Gm – Bbmaj7 – Cm – F – Gm – Bbmaj7 – Am – G7 – Bbmaj7 – Dm – Gm – C – G7 – Bbmaj7 – Bb6 – Em7b5/D – D – Em7 – Gmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – …