Chords of: by now by: CKay. (Bm, Em7, Am7, C6) 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.
“by now” by CKay is in C Major and runs at about 95 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 132 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bm, Em7, Am7, C6.
Em7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 2:42 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em7 → C6 → Em7 → Cmaj7 → Am → C6 → Em → Em7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 10 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Em7 | 0:35 | 22% |
| Bm7 | 0:19 | 12% |
| C6 | 0:17 | 11% |
| Em | 0:16 | 10% |
| Am | 0:14 | 9% |
| Bm | 0:12 | 8% |
| Am7 | 0:12 | 7% |
| C | 0:09 | 6% |
C – Am – Em – Bm – C6 – Am – Em7 – Bm – C – Am – Em7 – Bm7 – C6 – Em7 – Bm7 – C – G – Am7 – Em – Bm – D7/F# – Cmaj7 – D/A – Am – Em – Bm7 – C6 – Am – Em7 – Bm – C6 – Em – Bm – C6 – Em7 – Am7 – Em – Bm7 – C6 – G/A – Em – Bm – C – Em – Am – Em7 – D6 – C6 – …
