Chords of: After A Long Time (Our Secret Diary) by: Zia. (Bmaj7, Gm7, F7, Bb) 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.
“After A Long Time (Our Secret Diary)” by Zia is in Bb Major and runs at about 134 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 52 different chords across 133 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bmaj7, Gm7, F7, Bb.
Gm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 12% of the 3:19 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb → F → Gm7 → Dm → Cm7 → Abmaj7 → Fm7 → Bb/F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use A major shapes — the song stays in Bb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gm7 | 0:24 | 12% |
| Bb | 0:21 | 11% |
| F7 | 0:19 | 9% |
| F | 0:12 | 6% |
| C | 0:09 | 5% |
| Eb | 0:09 | 5% |
| F#7 | 0:06 | 3% |
| Bb/F | 0:06 | 3% |
Abm6 – Bb – F – Gm7 – Dm – Eb – Bb/D – Cm7 – Abmaj7 – Fm7 – Bb/F – F – Gm7 – Fm7 – Bb7 – Ebmaj7 – Bb – C7 – F – Bb – C – D7 – Gm7 – Fm – Gm6 – Ebmaj7 – Gm7 – C – Bb – F7 – Bb – F/A – Gm7 – Fm7 – Bb7 – Eb – C – Fmaj7 – Eb/F – F7 – Bb – D7 – C7/E – D7/F# – Gm7 – Fm – Bb – Eb – …
