Chords of: It Is What It Is by: Adekunle Gold. (Am6, Em, Bm7, 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.
“It Is What It Is” by Adekunle Gold is in E Minor and runs at about 97 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 32 different chords across 115 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Am6, Em, Bm7, Em7.
Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 3:43 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Emaj7 → F#/E → Cm7b5/Bb → Ebm7 → B6 → C#m7b5/B → Bmaj7 → E6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Em | 0:39 | 18% |
| Bm7 | 0:32 | 14% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:23 | 10% |
| Em7 | 0:18 | 8% |
| C6 | 0:13 | 6% |
| Am7 | 0:10 | 4% |
| Am | 0:09 | 4% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:08 | 3% |
Emaj7 – F#/E – Cm7b5/Bb – Emaj7 – Ebm7 – B6 – C#m7b5/B – Bmaj7 – Emaj7 – Bmaj7 – E6 – Bmaj7 – Ebm7 – E6 – Em – Em7 – Em – Bm7 – C#m7b5/B – Bm7 – C6 – Am6 – Em – F#7 – Dmaj7 – G6 – F# – F#m7 – Em7 – A – Em – F# – Em7 – D – A7/C# – Cmaj7 – A – Dmaj7 – Am7 – F#m7b5 – Em – Em7 – Bm7 – Cmaj7 – Am – Em – Bm7 – Cmaj7 – …
