Chords of: Baba O'Riley (Lyric Video) by: The Who. (F, Bb, C, F7) 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.
“Baba O'Riley (Lyric Video)” by The Who is in F Major and runs at about 116 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 130 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, Bb, C, F7.
F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 48% of the 4:58 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → Bb → F → Bb6 → F → Bb → F → Bb6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 3 extended or barre 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 |
|---|---|---|
| F | 2:24 | 48% |
| Bb | 0:56 | 19% |
| C | 0:33 | 11% |
| F7 | 0:19 | 6% |
| Bb6 | 0:16 | 5% |
| Eb | 0:06 | 2% |
| F6 | 0:05 | 2% |
| Cm | 0:05 | 2% |
F – Bb – F – Bb6 – F – C – Bb – F – Bb – F – Bb6 – F – Bb6 – F – Bb6 – F – C – Bb – F – C – Bb – F – C – Bb6 – F – Bb6 – F – C – Bb – F – Bb6 – F – Bb – F – C6 – Bb – F – C6 – Bb – F – C – Bb – F – C – Bb – F – C – Bb – …
