CHORD LIBRARY

Play along By Mistake, chord by chord.

Chords of: By Mistake by: Young Dolph. (Ebm7, Bb, Bbm, E7) 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 “By Mistake”

“By Mistake” by Young Dolph is in Ab Minor and runs at about 144 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 40 different chords across 101 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ebm7, Bb, Bbm, E7.

Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 3:19 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E7 → Bbm → Bb → Bb6 → Ebm6 → F#maj7 → Bb7/D → Bbmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 10 main chords with 14 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in Ab Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bb0:3618%
Bbm0:2814%
E70:2010%
Bb7/D0:157%
Eb70:115%
Bb60:105%
F#maj70:084%
F0:084%

Chord progression, in order

E7 – Gm – Bbm – Eb – F#6 – C#maj7 – Bbm – Ebm7 – C# – Bbm – Eb – F#7 – Abaug – Bbm – Fm – Ebm7 – C# – Em7b5/D – Bb – Abm – Bbm – Abmaj7 – Bb6 – Fm6 – Ebm6 – Bbmaj7 – F#maj7 – Eb6 – Bb7/D – Eb7 – Bb7/D – Bbmaj7 – Ebm7 – Bb – Eb7 – Bb7 – Eb – Fm7 – F#maj7 – Emaj7 – Bb7 – Bbm – Bb – F#6 – Bb7/D – C# – Bb – E – …