Chords of: 1997 by: Carmon. (Bm, E7, Em7, E) 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.
“1997” by Carmon is in E Major and runs at about 144 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 89 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bm, E7, Em7, E.
Bm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 2:40 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bm → G6 → Bm → E → Em7 → Bm → E → Em7. 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 — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bm | 0:50 | 31% |
| E | 0:26 | 17% |
| E7 | 0:21 | 13% |
| Em7 | 0:19 | 12% |
| B | 0:12 | 7% |
| Em | 0:10 | 6% |
| G6 | 0:04 | 2% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:03 | 2% |
E – Bm – G6 – Bm – E – B – Bm – E7 – Em7 – F#7 – B – Bm – E – B – Bm – E – Em7 – F#m7 – B – Bm – E – G6 – Bm – E7 – B – E7 – Em – F#7 – B7 – C#7 – E7 – F# – C#m7b5/B – Bm – Em – Gmaj7 – Em – F# – E7 – Bm – E – Em7 – F#7 – Bm – E – Em – B – Bm – …
