Chords of: Long Story Short by: 2 Chainz, Lil Wayne. (C/D, Gmaj7, Em, Em7) 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.
“Long Story Short” by 2 Chainz, Lil Wayne is in E Minor and runs at about 137 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 36 different chords across 93 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C/D, Gmaj7, Em, Em7.
Gmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 3:25 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gmaj7 → Em → Am7 → C/D → Gmaj7 → Em → Am7 → Gmaj7. 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 Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gmaj7 | 0:39 | 19% |
| Em | 0:31 | 15% |
| Em7 | 0:22 | 11% |
| Am7 | 0:19 | 9% |
| D6 | 0:15 | 7% |
| C/D | 0:11 | 5% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| G6 | 0:08 | 4% |
Gmaj7 – Em – Am7 – C/D – D – Gmaj7 – Em – D6 – Am7 – Gmaj7 – D/E – Em7 – Cmaj7 – D6 – Cm – Em7 – D7 – A7 – Gmaj7 – D/E – Em7 – G/D – D7 – Em – D/A – Gmaj7 – Em7 – D6 – G6 – Em7 – D6 – Am7 – G – Em – G/A – Am7 – Dm6 – Gmaj7 – Bm7 – Em7 – Cmaj7 – D6 – C – Em7 – D7 – C#m7b5 – Eb/G – Dmaj7 – …
