CHORD LIBRARY

Play along The First One, chord by chord.

Chords of: The First One by: Astrid S. (D, C, G, 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.

About the chords of “The First One”

“The First One” by Astrid S is in C Major and runs at about 80 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 75 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, C, G, Em.

G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 3:05 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em → G → C6 → C → Em7 → G → C → Em. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
G0:3821%
C0:3418%
Em0:3117%
Cmaj70:2111%
D0:127%
Em70:127%
C60:105%
G60:095%

Chord progression, in order

Em – G – C6 – D – C – Em7 – C6 – G – C – C6 – C – D – Em – G – C – D6 – Em – G – Cmaj7 – D6 – Em7 – G – C – D – G – E7 – G6 – Cmaj7 – C6 – D6 – Em – G6 – Cmaj7 – G – Em – G6 – Cmaj7 – D6 – Em7 – G – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – D – Em – G – C – D6 – Cmaj7 – …