CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Ela, chord by chord.

Chords of: Ela by: Željko Joksimović. (Em, Cmaj7, B, Bm7) 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 “Ela”

“Ela” by Željko Joksimović is in E Minor and runs at about 124 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 117 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em, Cmaj7, B, Bm7.

Cmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 3:27 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em → C → G6 → Bm7 → Em → C → Am7 → Em. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Cmaj70:3819%
Em0:2814%
B0:2512%
Bm70:2311%
Gmaj70:147%
Am70:126%
C0:126%
G0:115%

Chord progression, in order

Em – C – G6 – Bm7 – Em – C – Am7 – Bm7 – Cmaj7 – D7 – B/D# – Em – Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Bm7 – E – Em7 – Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Bm7 – B – C – Am7 – B – C – Am6 – B – Cmaj7 – B7 – Am – B – Em – Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Bm7 – Em – Cmaj7 – G – B7 – Am – D – Emaj7 – Em – Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – B7 – G/B – Cmaj7 – …