Chords of: Not Long Ago by: Blueyes. (E, Em, G, Gmaj7) 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.
“Not Long Ago” by Blueyes is in E Minor and runs at about 184 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 176 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, Em, G, Gmaj7.
Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 3:20 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em → Em7 → Em → G → Gmaj7 → G → Cmaj7 → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Em | 0:42 | 21% |
| G | 0:35 | 18% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:19 | 9% |
| B7 | 0:17 | 9% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:13 | 7% |
| C | 0:13 | 6% |
| B | 0:11 | 5% |
| E | 0:10 | 5% |
Em – G – C – Bm – Em – G – C – Bm – Em7 – A/G – G – Cmaj7 – B – Em7 – A/G – G – Cmaj7 – Bm – Em7 – A/G – G – Cmaj7 – Bm – Em7 – A/G – G – Cmaj7 – Bm – Em – G – Cdim – G – Em – Bm7 – Em – G – Cmaj7 – B – A – Em – Gmaj7 – C6 – Bmaj7 – Baug – Em – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – B7 – …
