Chords of: Sad Promise by: Cho Jinse. (E, A, Abm, 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.
“Sad Promise” by Cho Jinse is in E Major and runs at about 126 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 87 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, A, Abm, C#m.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 3:45 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → Emaj7 → Abm7 → A → Am → Abm7 → C#m → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 0:37 | 17% |
| E | 0:36 | 16% |
| B | 0:25 | 11% |
| Abm | 0:25 | 11% |
| Am | 0:22 | 10% |
| C#m | 0:22 | 10% |
| F#m | 0:14 | 6% |
| Abm7 | 0:12 | 6% |
E – Emaj7 – Abm7 – A – Amaj7 – F#m – Am – Abm7 – C#m – A – Am – B – E – Abm – F#m – A – B6 – E – Abm – F#m – Amaj7 – E/B – B – C#m7 – C#m – Abm – E/B – B – Amaj7 – A – F#m6 – A – B6 – E – Abm – A – Am – B – E – Abm – Abm7 – A – Am – B – C#m – B6 – A – F#m7 – …
