CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Becoming, chord by chord.

Chords of: Becoming by: Volbeat. (D, Bbmaj7, D7, Dmaj7) 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 “Becoming”

“Becoming” by Volbeat is in C Minor and runs at about 120 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 34 different chords across 150 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Bbmaj7, D7, Dmaj7.

D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 4:08 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → Dmaj7 → D7 → Dmaj7 → D → D7 → Bbmaj7 → D7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 5 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
D1:0325%
Bbmaj70:3313%
D70:239%
F0:177%
C0:177%
Bb0:146%
Dmaj70:125%
Bb60:083%

Chord progression, in order

D – Eb – D – Ab7 – Dmaj7 – G7 – Bb – D7 – Eb7 – D6 – Ab7 – Dmaj7 – G7 – Bb – D6 – Ab7 – D – Eb7 – D – Ab7 – Dmaj7 – Bb6 – Eb – D – Fmaj7 – D – Fmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – D7 – Fmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – F – G – F – D7 – Eb – D – Fmaj7 – D – F – E – Eb/Bb – D – F – D – Fmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Gm7 – …