Chords of: The Great Escape by: Boys Like Girls. (Em, E, C#m7, Amaj7) 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.
“The Great Escape” by Boys Like Girls is in E Major and runs at about 150 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 97 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em, E, C#m7, Amaj7.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 36% of the 3:17 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → F#m7 → E → C#m7 → Amaj7 → E → B → C#m. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 1:10 | 36% |
| C#m7 | 0:34 | 17% |
| Amaj7 | 0:24 | 12% |
| B | 0:20 | 10% |
| A | 0:12 | 6% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:05 | 3% |
| C#m | 0:05 | 2% |
| F#m7 | 0:04 | 2% |
E – F#m7 – E – F#7 – C#m7 – Amaj7 – E – B – E – F#m7 – Emaj7 – A – C#m – C#m7 – Amaj7 – E – B – C#m7 – A – E – Bmaj7 – C#m7 – Abm – Amaj7 – B – E – Amaj7 – F#m7 – Emaj7 – C#m7 – Amaj7 – E – B – E – F#m7 – Amaj7 – C#m7 – Amaj7 – E – B – C#m7 – A – E – B – C#m7 – Abm – Amaj7 – B – …
