Chords of: Before You Leave Me by: Alex Warren. (F#, Abm, B, E) 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.
“Before You Leave Me” by Alex Warren is in E Major and runs at about 120 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 111 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#, Abm, B, E.
Abm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 2:52 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm → E → Bmaj7 → Abm → Emaj7 → Bmaj7 → F#maj7 → Abm. 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Abm | 0:45 | 26% |
| B | 0:31 | 18% |
| E | 0:24 | 14% |
| F# | 0:17 | 10% |
| Emaj7 | 0:14 | 8% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:10 | 6% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:05 | 3% |
| Ab7 | 0:04 | 2% |
Abm – E – B – Bmaj7 – Abm – Emaj7 – Bmaj7 – F#maj7 – Abm – Emaj7 – B – Eb7 – Abm – E – Bmaj7 – F# – B/F# – E – Emaj7 – B – C#/B – Abm – F# – B – E – Emaj7 – B – C#7 – Abm – F# – B – Emaj7 – B – C#/G# – Abm – F# – B – E – B – C#m – Abm – F#6 – Abm – Emaj7 – B – F# – Bmaj7 – Abm – …
