Chords of: 1985 by: Bo Burnham. (Em, Bm, Am, F#m) 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.
“1985” by Bo Burnham is in E Minor and runs at about 77 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 58 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em, Bm, Am, F#m.
Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 2:26 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em → A → Em → Am7 → Em → Bm → Am7 → Em. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Em | 0:41 | 28% |
| Bm | 0:28 | 19% |
| Am | 0:19 | 13% |
| F#m | 0:18 | 12% |
| A | 0:07 | 5% |
| C | 0:06 | 4% |
| Am7 | 0:04 | 3% |
| C#m | 0:03 | 2% |
Em – A – Em – Am7 – Em – Bm – Am7 – Am – Em – Bm – Em – Bm – Am – Em – Am – E – B – A – Em – Bm – Am – Em – Bm – Am – Em – Bm – Em – Bm – Am – Em – Bm – Am – Em – G – D – C – Em – D6 – Dmaj7 – C – Em – A – C#aug – F#m – C#m7 – Bm – F#m – C#m – …
