Chords of: Always by: Bon Jovi. (Amaj7, A, E, C#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.
“Always” by Bon Jovi is in E Major and runs at about 71 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 155 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Amaj7, A, E, C#m.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 5:54 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebm7 → E → A → C#m → A → C#m → B6 → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1:12 | 20% |
| E | 0:58 | 16% |
| B | 0:53 | 15% |
| C#m | 0:46 | 13% |
| B6 | 0:27 | 8% |
| F#m7 | 0:11 | 3% |
| Abm7 | 0:10 | 3% |
| B/F# | 0:09 | 3% |
Ebm7 – E – A – A/B – C#m – E/B – B/D# – Em – A – C#m – B6 – A – Abm7 – C#m – B6 – A – Abm7 – A6 – B – C#m – B – A – B – A6 – B – E – B – F#m7 – C#m – B – E – B6 – A – C#m – B – E – B/F# – A – B – A – B – C#m – A – E/B – C#m – B6 – Amaj7 – Abm7 – …
