Chords of: This Is The Life by: Amy Macdonald. (C#m, E, Abm, A) 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.
“This Is The Life” by Amy Macdonald is in E Major and runs at about 190 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 7 different chords across 72 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#m, E, Abm, A.
C#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 2:59 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m → E → Abm → C#m → A → E → Abm → C#m. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C#m | 0:50 | 28% |
| E | 0:45 | 25% |
| Abm | 0:44 | 24% |
| A | 0:24 | 13% |
| Amaj7 | 0:14 | 8% |
| Abdim | 0:01 | 1% |
| A6 | 0:01 | 1% |
C#m – A – A6 – E – C#m – Abm – C#m – A – E – Abm – C#m – A – E – Abm – C#m – Amaj7 – E – Abm – C#m – A – E – Abm – C#m – A – E – Abm – C#m – Amaj7 – E – Abm – C#m – Amaj7 – E – Abm – C#m – A – E – Abm – C#m – A – E – Abm – C#m – A – E – Abm – C#m – Amaj7 – …
