Chords of: Cake By The Ocean by: DNCE. (Bmaj7, Em, Am, Am6) 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 42 different chords across 229 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bmaj7, Em, Am, Am6.
Am is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 4:11 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A → Am7 → D/A → F7/A → Bbmaj7 → D/A → Am7b5/G → D7/F#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Am | 0:48 | 19% |
| Em | 0:30 | 12% |
| Bm7 | 0:27 | 11% |
| C | 0:16 | 7% |
| Am6 | 0:12 | 5% |
| Bm | 0:11 | 4% |
| A | 0:10 | 4% |
| Am7 | 0:09 | 4% |
A – D/A – A – Am7 – D/A – F7/A – Bbmaj7 – D/A – Gm7b5 – Am7b5/G – D7/F# – C/G – Eaug – Bmaj7 – Am6 – E7 – Bm7 – Bbm6 – Amaj7 – Cm – Em – Bb – Am6 – Bm – E – Bmaj7 – Am6 – E7 – Am6 – E7 – Bbdim – Am – Cmaj7 – A/E – B7 – Am – E – Am – E – A/E – B7 – Bb7 – A – Em7b5 – A/B – Bm7 – Am – C – …
