Chords of: Live or Die by: Apocalyptica. (E, C, G, D) 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.
“Live or Die” by Apocalyptica is in C Major and runs at about 128 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 36 different chords across 111 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, C, G, D.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 3:42 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G7/B → C → E → C → G → Bm6 → Gmaj7 → E/B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 3 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 0:49 | 22% |
| G | 0:19 | 8% |
| D | 0:16 | 7% |
| B | 0:16 | 7% |
| E | 0:14 | 6% |
| Bm | 0:12 | 5% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:11 | 5% |
| Em | 0:11 | 5% |
G7/B – C – E – C – G – D6 – G6 – Bm – Dmaj7 – Bm – C#/D# – Bm6 – Gmaj7 – C# – E/B – Cmaj7 – B – C#m7b5 – Bm – C#m – Bm – G – C#m7b5/B – C – B – Gmaj7 – C – Em – C – Abm – C/G – G6 – D – B7/D# – C – E – Bm7 – Cmaj7 – C6 – G – D6 – G6 – Bm7 – Gmaj7 – E6 – Cmaj7 – D7 – B – …
