Chords of: CEO, entrepreneur, born in 1964... by: Bo Burnham. (D, Em, E, E7) 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.
“CEO, entrepreneur, born in 1964...” by Bo Burnham is in D Major and runs at about 115 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 9 different chords across 18 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Em, E, E7.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 36% of the 0:58 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E7 → D → Em → D6 → E → D → E → Em7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 0:21 | 36% |
| Em | 0:18 | 32% |
| E | 0:07 | 12% |
| E7 | 0:04 | 7% |
| Em7 | 0:03 | 5% |
| D6 | 0:02 | 3% |
| E/D | 0:01 | 2% |
| Bm | 0:01 | 1% |
E7 – D – Em – D6 – Dmaj7 – E/D – E – D – Bm – E – Em7 – D – Em – D – Em – D – Em – D
