Chords of: Say Amen by: American Authors. (E7, Bm, Gmaj7, Em) 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.
“Say Amen” by American Authors is in E Minor and runs at about 81 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 96 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E7, Bm, Gmaj7, Em.
Bm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 3:34 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bm → Em → B → Gmaj7 → A6 → Bm → Gmaj7 → Em. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bm | 1:05 | 30% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:46 | 21% |
| D/F# | 0:16 | 7% |
| Em | 0:15 | 7% |
| Bm7 | 0:15 | 7% |
| G | 0:14 | 6% |
| Em7 | 0:10 | 5% |
| A6 | 0:08 | 4% |
Bm – Bdim – Bm – Bm7 – G – Bm – Em – F#/E – Bm – B – Bm7 – Gmaj7 – A6 – Bm – Bm7 – Gmaj7 – Em – Bm – Gmaj7 – D/F# – Gmaj7 – F#m – Bm – Gmaj7 – Bm7 – G – G6 – Bm – A/E – D6 – G – D – Em – Bm – Em – Bm7 – Gmaj7 – A6 – Bm – A/B – Bm7 – G6 – Gmaj7 – E – Bm – Dmaj7 – Gmaj7 – D/F# – …
