Chords of: 18 Till Life by: Alex Ceesay. (Em, Bm, C, Cmaj7) 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.
“18 Till Life” by Alex Ceesay is in C Major and runs at about 87 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 37 different chords across 122 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em, Bm, C, Cmaj7.
Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 3:50 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → Em → Bm → C → Em7 → Bdim → Cmaj7 → Em. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Em | 0:33 | 15% |
| Bm | 0:33 | 14% |
| C | 0:28 | 12% |
| G | 0:25 | 11% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:24 | 10% |
| Em7 | 0:16 | 7% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| D | 0:07 | 3% |
G – Em – Bm – C – G – D – Em7 – Bdim – Cmaj7 – G – D7/F# – Em – Bm – Cmaj7 – Bm7 – F#m7b5/E – Em7 – Bm – C – G – D7/F# – Em – Bdim – Bm – C – G – Cmaj7 – F#dim – Em6 – Bdim – Caug – Cm – Fmaj7 – G6 – D7/F# – Em7 – A7 – G6 – Bm – C – G – D – Em – Bm – Em7 – Am – G – D6 – …
