Chords of: Lifetime by: Ben. (Am7, Cmaj7, Gmaj7, 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.
“Lifetime” by Ben is in E Minor and runs at about 180 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 96 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Am7, Cmaj7, Gmaj7, Em.
Cmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 2:38 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em → Cmaj7 → Gmaj7 → Cmaj7 → Gmaj7 → Cmaj7 → Gmaj7 → Am7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cmaj7 | 0:32 | 20% |
| Em | 0:26 | 16% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:22 | 14% |
| Em7 | 0:17 | 11% |
| Am7 | 0:14 | 9% |
| Bm | 0:10 | 6% |
| Am | 0:09 | 6% |
| D | 0:06 | 4% |
Bm – Em – Bm – G – Em – Am – Em – G6 – Cmaj7 – D – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Am7 – G/A – Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – D – Gmaj7 – Am7 – Bm – Em7 – Bm – Em – Am – Em – D/E – Cmaj7 – Bm7 – Em7 – Em – Am7 – Em – D – G6 – D7 – G/D – Cmaj7 – Em – D – G – Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – …
