Where The Streets Have No Names by Pet Shop Boys
Where The Streets Have No Names by Pet Shop Boys in 4/4 and is in the key of Bb major. It is built on 6 chords — Cb, Bb, Ab, Eb, Gm, F. Released in 1991.
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At least one shape here is a full barre — one finger pressing all six strings, no open strings to lean on. Fret it unplugged first; if a string buzzes, it's the barre, not the chord.
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Frequently asked questions
What key is Where The Streets Have No Names in?
Where The Streets Have No Names is in Bb major, sourced from the McGill Billboard Project's expert chord annotations — not auto-detected.
What chords does Where The Streets Have No Names use?
Where The Streets Have No Names is built on 6 chords: Cb, Bb, Ab, Eb, Gm, F.
Does Where The Streets Have No Names need barre chords?
Yes — at least one shape is a full barre (one finger across all six strings). Everything else on the page is a standard open shape.