Chords of: My 27th Birthday by: Dave. (F#m7b5/E, Cmaj7, Em7, Em) 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.
“My 27th Birthday” by Dave is in E Minor and runs at about 119 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 61 different chords across 224 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#m7b5/E, Cmaj7, Em7, Em.
Cmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 7:45 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cmaj7 → Em → C6 → Em7 → C6 → Bm → Ebm → Em7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cmaj7 | 1:53 | 24% |
| Em | 1:04 | 14% |
| Em7 | 1:01 | 13% |
| Bm | 0:21 | 5% |
| C | 0:17 | 4% |
| D6 | 0:17 | 4% |
| Am | 0:17 | 4% |
| C6 | 0:12 | 3% |
Cmaj7 – Em – C6 – D/C – Em7 – C6 – Bm – Ebm – Ebmaj7 – Em7 – Cm – Em – Gaug – Cm6 – Em7 – G – Cm7 – Em7 – Bm – C#m7 – Ebmaj7 – Em7 – Cm – Em7 – Gaug – Dm6 – Cm6 – D/C – Em7 – Cm6 – Em7 – F#6 – G – E – Dmaj7 – Em7 – Cmaj7 – Ebaug – Cm6 – C#m7b5/B – Dmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Fmaj7 – B – Bdim – Fmaj7 – Em7 – Caug – …
