Chords of: Yellow by: Coldplay. (Emaj7, B, F#6, E) 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.
“Yellow” by Coldplay is in E Major and runs at about 174 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 11 different chords across 68 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Emaj7, B, F#6, E.
B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 39% of the 4:26 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → F#6 → B/C# → Emaj7 → B → F#6 → Emaj7 → B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| B | 1:44 | 39% |
| Emaj7 | 1:05 | 24% |
| F#6 | 0:40 | 15% |
| B/F# | 0:16 | 6% |
| E | 0:12 | 5% |
| Abm7 | 0:12 | 4% |
| F#m7 | 0:05 | 2% |
| B/C# | 0:04 | 1% |
B – F#6 – B/C# – Emaj7 – B – F#6 – B/F# – Emaj7 – B – F#6 – B/F# – Emaj7 – B – F#6 – B/F# – Emaj7 – B – Emaj7 – Abm7 – F#6 – E – Abm7 – F#6 – E – Abm7 – F#6 – Emaj7 – B – B/F# – Emaj7 – B – E/B – B – F#6 – B – Emaj7 – B – F#6 – Emaj7 – B – E – Abm7 – F#6 – Emaj7 – Abm7 – Ebm – E – Abm7 – …
