Chords of: Friend Like Me by: Will Smith. (Gm, Bbmaj7, F/C, Amaj7) 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.
“Friend Like Me” by Will Smith is in G Minor and runs at about 97 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 49 different chords across 102 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gm, Bbmaj7, F/C, Amaj7.
Bbmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 12% of the 2:19 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbmaj7 → Dmaj7 → Bbmaj7 → Amaj7 → Bbmaj7 → Bb7/D → Bb6 → Dm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in G Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bbmaj7 | 0:17 | 12% |
| Amaj7 | 0:13 | 9% |
| F/C | 0:11 | 8% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:09 | 7% |
| Gm | 0:09 | 7% |
| Dm | 0:08 | 6% |
| Bb6 | 0:06 | 4% |
| Bb7 | 0:05 | 3% |
Dm – Bb7 – Amaj7 – Dm – Bb7 – Amaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Am7 – Dm6 – Amaj7 – Dmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – C#dim – Dmaj7 – C#6 – C/D – E – Aaug – Bmaj7 – F#m7 – Bbmaj7 – Amaj7 – E – Bbmaj7 – D – Bbmaj7 – C#m – C#/E# – Bb7/D – F – Bb7 – Dmaj7 – Bb – Amaj7 – Dm6 – C# – Bb6 – Dm7 – Bb6 – Fmaj7 – Dm6 – Amaj7 – Dm – G – Bbm7b5 – A – D – Ebmaj7 – …
