Chords of: Cake By the Ocean by: DNCE. (Am7, Em, Bm7, Am) 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.
“Cake By the Ocean” by DNCE is in E Minor and runs at about 119 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 11 different chords across 123 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Am7, Em, Bm7, Am.
Am7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 3:34 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em → Am7 → Em → Am7 → Em → Am7 → E7 → Am7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Am7 | 1:10 | 33% |
| Em | 1:04 | 30% |
| Bm7 | 0:36 | 17% |
| Am | 0:14 | 7% |
| C | 0:10 | 5% |
| Bm | 0:05 | 2% |
| Em/B | 0:05 | 2% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:04 | 2% |
Em – Am7 – Em – Am7 – Em – Am7 – E7 – Am7 – Em – Am7 – Bm7 – Am7 – Bm7 – Am7 – Bm7 – Am7 – Bm7 – Am7 – Em – Am7 – Bm7 – Am7 – Bm7 – Am7 – Em – Bm7 – Am7 – Bm7 – Em – Am – C – Em – Am – Cmaj7 – Em – Bm – Am7 – Cmaj7 – Em – Bm – Cmaj7 – Em – Am7 – Em/B – Am7 – Em – Am7 – Cmaj7/B – …
