Chords of: What A Life by: Big Sean, Hit-Boy. (E, C#m, Amaj7, C#maj7) 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.
“What A Life” by Big Sean, Hit-Boy is in E Major and runs at about 189 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 13 different chords across 22 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, C#m, Amaj7, C#maj7.
C#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 57% of the 2:57 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m → C#maj7 → C#m → A7/C# → C#m → A6 → Amaj7 → Fmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| C#m | 1:41 | 57% |
| Amaj7 | 0:20 | 11% |
| C#maj7 | 0:17 | 10% |
| C#m6 | 0:16 | 9% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:05 | 3% |
| A6 | 0:05 | 3% |
| E | 0:05 | 3% |
| F#7 | 0:02 | 1% |
C#m – C#maj7 – A7 – C#m – A7/C# – C#m – A6 – Amaj7 – Fmaj7 – Amaj7 – Fmaj7 – C#m – Amaj7 – C#m – C#m6 – Dmaj7 – C#m – F#7 – D – Am6 – C#m – E
