Chords of: Real Life by: Burna Boy. (Em7, Dm7, Am7, 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.
“Real Life” by Burna Boy is in C Major and runs at about 106 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 109 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em7, Dm7, Am7, Cmaj7.
Dm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 3:14 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am → Em7 → Dm7 → Em7 → Dm7 → Am7 → Cmaj7 → Dm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dm7 | 1:01 | 31% |
| Em7 | 0:43 | 22% |
| Am7 | 0:33 | 17% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:11 | 6% |
| C | 0:08 | 4% |
| Am | 0:08 | 4% |
| C/D | 0:05 | 2% |
| G6 | 0:03 | 2% |
Am – F7/A – Em7 – Dm7 – Em7 – Am – A – Em7 – Dm7 – Em – Am7 – F7/A – Cmaj7 – Dm7 – Em – Am7 – D6 – Em7 – Caug – Dm7 – Cmaj7 – Am7 – Em7 – Dm7 – E – Dm – Cmaj7 – Am7 – D6 – Em7 – Dm7 – Em7 – Am7 – Em7 – F/Eb – Dm7 – Em7 – Am7 – Em7 – C – Dm7 – C/D – Dm7 – C/D – D6 – Am7 – D – Em7 – …
