CHORD LIBRARY

Play along ALIVE, chord by chord.

Chords of: ALIVE by: ClariS. (Ebm, Abm, Emaj7, Abm7) 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 “ALIVE”

“ALIVE” by ClariS is in Ab Minor and runs at about 177 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 59 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ebm, Abm, Emaj7, Abm7.

Abm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 1:27 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Emaj7 → F# → Abm → Emaj7 → Abm7 → C#m7 → Bb7 → Eb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 12 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in Ab Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Abm0:1820%
Emaj70:1416%
F#0:078%
Abm70:078%
Ebm70:067%
C#m70:045%
Eb7/G0:045%
B0:044%

Chord progression, in order

Eb7/G – Emaj7 – F# – Abm – Gm7b5 – Abm – B – Abm – Abm7b5/Gb – Abm – F# – Abm – C#m7 – Ebm – Abm7 – B/F# – Emaj7 – B – Eb7/G – Abm7 – B/F# – Emaj7 – F# – Eb7/G – Emaj7 – F#7 – Abm7 – C#m7 – B – Bb7 – Eb – Ebm7 – Emaj7 – F# – Ebm7 – Abm7 – Emaj7 – E6 – F#/E – Ebm7 – Eb7/G – Abm – C#m7 – Eb7 – Abm – F#6 – Fm7b5 – Emaj7 – …