CHORD LIBRARY

Play along In the City, chord by chord.

Chords of: In the City by: Charly Garcia, Sting. (Amaj7, Bm7, E, Bm) 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.

About the chords of “In the City”

“In the City” by Charly Garcia, Sting is in E Major and runs at about 111 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 107 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Amaj7, Bm7, E, Bm.

E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 12% of the 3:42 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gmaj7 → Bm → E → Bm7 → E → Bm7 → E7 → D/A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
E0:2712%
A60:2712%
Bm70:2612%
Bm0:2612%
Gmaj70:178%
E70:178%
G60:146%
D70:084%

Chord progression, in order

Gmaj7 – Bm – D – F#m – E – Bm7 – F#m – E – Bm7 – D – A – E7 – Bm – D/A – A6 – E7 – G6 – A6 – Bm7 – A6 – G6 – A6 – Bm – Em – Bm – D – A – E – E7 – Bm – D – A6 – E – E7 – G6 – A6 – D6 – A6 – G6 – A6 – Bm7 – Am6 – D7 – Gmaj7 – A7 – C#m7b5 – Am6 – D7 – …