Chords of: Stay Around by: American Authors. (F#7/A#, Bm, Em, G6) 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.
“Stay Around” by American Authors is in E Minor and runs at about 130 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 86 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#7/A#, Bm, Em, G6.
Bm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 3:32 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em → Bm → Em → Bm → G6 → B → A → Bm7. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bm | 0:49 | 23% |
| Em | 0:44 | 21% |
| G6 | 0:30 | 14% |
| D | 0:19 | 9% |
| Bm7 | 0:15 | 7% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:12 | 6% |
| Em7 | 0:09 | 4% |
| A | 0:07 | 3% |
Em – G – Bm – Em – G – Bm – Em7 – A – G6 – B – Em – A – G6 – Bm7 – Em7 – Bm7 – Em7 – G – Bm7 – G6 – Em – D – G6 – E/B – D – G6 – Em – Bm7 – G6 – Em – Bm – Em – Bm – Bmaj7 – A – Bm – E7 – Bm – Em – A/E – G6 – Bm – Em7 – Bm – G6 – D – G6 – E/B – …
