Chords of: Hard to Say I'm Sorry / Get Away by: Chicago. (E, B, Abm7, A) 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.
“Hard to Say I'm Sorry / Get Away” by Chicago is in E Major and runs at about 72 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 42 different chords across 142 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, B, Abm7, A.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 3:36 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → A/C# → F#/A# → B → E → Abm7 → A → B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 10 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 |
|---|---|---|
| E | 0:37 | 17% |
| B | 0:31 | 15% |
| C#m | 0:15 | 7% |
| Abm7 | 0:14 | 6% |
| A | 0:12 | 6% |
| A/C# | 0:11 | 5% |
| B7 | 0:10 | 5% |
| F#m7 | 0:10 | 4% |
E – A/C# – Ebm7 – C#7 – Caug – C7 – C#m7 – E/B – F#/A# – B – E – Abm7 – A – B – C#m – B – E – Abm7 – A – B – C#m – A – B – C#m – F#m7 – E/B – B7 – E – C#m – F#m7 – E/B – B – E – A/C# – B/D# – B/C# – Ab7/C – C#m7 – F#/A# – E – B – C#m7 – Ebm – E – A/C# – B/D# – C#m7 – Ab/C – …
