CHORD LIBRARY

Play along BIG PLANS, chord by chord.

Chords of: BIG PLANS by: Why Don't We. (Em, F#, Bmaj7, Ebm7) 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 “BIG PLANS”

“BIG PLANS” by Why Don't We is in Db Minor and runs at about 150 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 142 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em, F#, Bmaj7, Ebm7.

F# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 3:06 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bmaj7 → F# → B → F# → Ebm → B6 → Ebm7 → B6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Db Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F#0:5228%
Bmaj70:4424%
Ebm70:2614%
B60:148%
Ebm0:085%
B0:085%
Bbm70:074%
Bbm0:053%

Chord progression, in order

Ebm – Bbm7 – Bmaj7 – Bbm – F# – Ebm – Bbm – B – Bbm – F# – C#6 – Ebm – Ab/Bb – Bbm7 – Abm – F# – B – F# – Ebm – Bbm7b5 – B6 – Ebm7 – B6 – F# – Ab/Gb – Ebm – Bbm7 – Abm – Bmaj7 – F# – Ab7 – F# – B6 – Bmaj7 – F# – Bmaj7 – F# – Bb7/D – Ab – F# – B6 – B – F# – Bmaj7 – F# – C#m – Ebm7 – Bmaj7 – …