CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Candy Paint, chord by chord.

Chords of: Candy Paint by: Post Malone. (Am, E, A6, Emaj7) 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 “Candy Paint”

“Candy Paint” by Post Malone is in E Major and runs at about 90 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 151 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Am, E, A6, Emaj7.

E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 47% of the 3:45 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am → E → Amaj7 → Emaj7 → F#m7 → Amaj7 → Emaj7 → Amaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
E1:4647%
Amaj70:2411%
Emaj70:198%
A60:198%
F#m0:115%
F#/E0:104%
E60:084%
F#m70:084%

Chord progression, in order

Am – E – Amaj7 – Emaj7 – A6 – E6 – Amaj7 – F#m7 – B6 – E – Amaj7 – F# – A – E – F#/E – E – Amaj7 – F#m – Amaj7 – F#/E – E – Amaj7 – F#m – Amaj7 – F#7 – E – Amaj7 – F#m – E – A/E – Emaj7 – F#/E – E – Amaj7 – F#m – Emaj7 – F#/E – E – Amaj7 – F#m – Amaj7 – F#/E – E – Amaj7 – F#m – Amaj7 – Emaj7 – F#/E – …