CHORD LIBRARY

Play along 12 Summers, chord by chord.

Chords of: 12 Summers by: Blade Brown. (E, Em, Em7, Em6) 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 “12 Summers”

“12 Summers” by Blade Brown is in E Major and runs at about 178 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 73 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, Em, Em7, Em6.

Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 63% of the 2:52 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em → Em7 → Em6 → Bm7b5 → Em → Em7 → Emaj7 → Em. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 3 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Em1:4863%
Em70:1811%
F#m7b5/E0:106%
Fmaj70:043%
Em60:043%
Am70:032%
Cmaj70:021%
Am0:021%

Chord progression, in order

Em – Am – Em – Am – Em – B7 – Em7 – Em6 – F#m7b5/E – Em – Bm7b5 – Eb6 – Em – Dmaj7 – Em – F#m7b5/E – Em7 – Fmaj7 – Emaj7 – Dm6 – Em – F#m7b5/E – Em – Fmaj7 – Em – F – Cmaj7 – C#aug – Em – F#m7b5/E – Em – F#m7b5/E – Em – Caug – Bm – Em – F#m7b5/E – Em – B7 – Em6 – D7 – Em7 – Am6 – B/D# – Dm6 – Em – F#maj7 – Em – …