Chords of: By Your Side (Official Video) by: Calvin Harris. (G7, G, Cmaj7, Em7) 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.
“By Your Side (Official Video)” by Calvin Harris is in G Major and runs at about 124 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 152 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G7, G, Cmaj7, Em7.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 3:07 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → C6 → G → Em7 → Cmaj7 → G6 → G → Em7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — G Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1:03 | 33% |
| C6 | 0:45 | 24% |
| Em | 0:22 | 12% |
| C | 0:20 | 11% |
| Em7 | 0:12 | 6% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| G6 | 0:05 | 3% |
| Cm | 0:04 | 2% |
C – G – C6 – G – C – G – C6 – G – Cm – G – C6 – Abm – C6 – G – Cm – G – C – G – C6 – Em – C – G – C6 – Em – Cm – G – C6 – Em – C6 – G – C – Em – C – G – Em – G – C6 – Em – C6 – Gmaj7 – C6 – Em – C – G – C6 – Em – C6 – Gmaj7 – …
