Chords of: Beams by: Arlo Parks. (F#6, Emaj7, F#, 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.
“Beams” by Arlo Parks is in E Major and runs at about 88 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 93 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#6, Emaj7, F#, E.
Emaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 12% of the 3:32 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Daug → B → F#/G# → Ebm → F#m7b5/E → Bmaj7 → F#/G# → Ebm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 10 main chords with 12 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Emaj7 | 0:26 | 12% |
| F# | 0:23 | 11% |
| F#6 | 0:20 | 10% |
| E | 0:16 | 8% |
| B | 0:15 | 7% |
| Ebm | 0:14 | 6% |
| F#/G# | 0:13 | 6% |
| Abm7 | 0:12 | 6% |
Daug – B – Ab7 – F#/G# – Ebm – F# – F#m7b5/E – Bmaj7 – Ab7 – F#/G# – Ebm – F#/E – B – B6 – Abm7 – F# – C#m7 – B6 – Abm7 – C#/G# – F# – C#m7 – B – F#/G# – F# – Abm7b5/Gb – E – B – F#/G# – Abm7 – F# – Abm7b5/Gb – E – Ebm – F# – Emaj7 – E – C#m – F# – B – F# – C#m – Emaj7 – B – Ab7 – F#/G# – Ebm – F#/E – …
