Chords of: Life for Hip-Hop by: Cheema Y, Gur Sidhu. (F#m, F#m7, E, C#m) 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.
“Life for Hip-Hop” by Cheema Y, Gur Sidhu is in E Major and runs at about 94 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 114 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#m, F#m7, E, C#m.
F#m7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 2:49 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab7 → F#m7 → E/F# → F#m7 → E/F# → C#m → E → F#m. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 12 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 |
|---|---|---|
| F#m7 | 0:33 | 20% |
| F#m | 0:26 | 15% |
| E | 0:17 | 10% |
| B6 | 0:16 | 10% |
| C#m | 0:14 | 8% |
| Abm7 | 0:13 | 7% |
| E/F# | 0:09 | 6% |
| Bm | 0:08 | 5% |
Ab7 – C#/G# – Ebm7b5/Db – Ab7 – F#m7 – E – B6 – F#m7 – Abm7 – E/F# – Bm6 – F#m7 – Abm7 – Dm – F#m7 – E/F# – F#m – E/B – Bm – E/B – C#m – F#m – F#m7 – E – C#m – F#m – Amaj7 – F#m – Am6 – E/F# – Abm7 – Dm – C#m7 – F#m – Abm7 – Dm6 – C#m7 – F#m7 – E – B6 – Dmaj7 – F#m7 – E/B – B6 – D – C#m – F#m – E – …