Chords of: Livin' On A Prayer (Live) by: Bon Jovi. (Gm7b5/F, Em7, F, Cmaj7) 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.
“Livin' On A Prayer (Live)” by Bon Jovi is in F Major and runs at about 123 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 125 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gm7b5/F, Em7, F, Cmaj7.
Em7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 4:07 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → Cmaj7 → Bm → E → Cmaj7 → E7 → C → D6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Em7 | 0:54 | 22% |
| C | 0:28 | 11% |
| D | 0:21 | 9% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:19 | 8% |
| E7 | 0:16 | 6% |
| Em | 0:15 | 6% |
| F | 0:14 | 6% |
| G/D | 0:13 | 5% |
E – Cmaj7 – Bm – E – Cmaj7 – Bm – E7 – D7 – C – D6 – Em – Cmaj7 – Bm – Em – Em7 – C – D – Em7 – C – D6 – Em7 – C – G/D – Em – C – D – Em – C – G/D – Em7 – C – D7 – Cmaj7 – D – G – C – D7 – Em – C – D – G – C – G/D – D – Em7 – Bm7 – Em7 – C – …
