Chords of: Bars by: Big Zulu. (C, Em, E, Am) 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.
“Bars” by Big Zulu is in C Major and runs at about 88 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 67 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, Em, E, Am.
Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 5:21 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → Am → Amaj7 → A7 → A → Am → Em7b5 → Am. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Em | 1:09 | 22% |
| E | 0:38 | 12% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:36 | 11% |
| Am | 0:35 | 11% |
| E7 | 0:34 | 11% |
| A/B | 0:24 | 7% |
| A | 0:14 | 4% |
| F#m7b5/E | 0:10 | 3% |
E – Am – Ab7/C – Amaj7 – A7 – E – A – Em7 – A – Cmaj7 – Am – Em7b5 – Am – E7 – C7/E – Amaj7 – F#m7b5/E – A/B – Am – E – Am – E – Fmaj7 – E – Eb7 – E – Gm7 – E7 – Dmaj7 – Eaug – E6 – Em7 – Bbm7b5 – Dmaj7 – E7 – C7 – E7 – Bm7b5 – A/E – E7 – Em – A – Am – Em7 – F#m7b5/E – Cmaj7 – Am – C7 – …
