Chords of: The Young Ones by: Cliff Richard. (G, Em, C, D) 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.
“The Young Ones” by Cliff Richard is in C Major and runs at about 134 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 78 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, Em, C, D.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 46% of the 3:03 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → Em → Am → Dm → G → Em → G → Em. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1:23 | 46% |
| Em | 0:35 | 19% |
| C | 0:17 | 9% |
| D | 0:14 | 8% |
| Amaj7 | 0:07 | 4% |
| Am | 0:05 | 3% |
| D7 | 0:05 | 3% |
| D6 | 0:03 | 2% |
G – D – Em – Am – Dm – Bm7 – G – Em – G – Em – G – D – G – C – D/A – G – D6 – G – C – D – G – Em – G – Em – G – D7 – Gmaj7 – C – Am – G – D – G – C – G – Amaj7 – D – Dm7b5 – D6 – G – Em – G – Em – G – D – G – C – G – D – …
