Chords of: September by: Earth, Wind, Fire. (E6, F#m7, A7, D/A) 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.
“September” by Earth, Wind, Fire is in D Major and runs at about 126 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 159 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E6, F#m7, A7, D/A.
F#m7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 3:32 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dmaj7 → A → Dmaj7 → A7 → D/A → F#m7 → D/A → C#m7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 12 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F#m7 | 0:54 | 26% |
| E6 | 0:24 | 11% |
| A7 | 0:20 | 9% |
| Bm7 | 0:19 | 9% |
| D/A | 0:18 | 9% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:14 | 7% |
| A | 0:14 | 6% |
| Amaj7 | 0:10 | 5% |
Dmaj7 – A – Dmaj7 – A – Fdim – F#m – F#dim – A7 – D/A – B – Dmaj7 – C#m7 – Bm7 – E – F#m7 – Bm7 – E6 – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – C#m7 – Bm7 – C#aug – E – F#m7 – Bm7 – D/A – Fm7b5 – Dmaj7 – C#m7 – Bm7 – E – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – C#m7 – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – C#m7 – Bm7 – C#7/E# – F#m7 – Em – A7 – Bb – B7 – E6 – F#m7 – E6 – F#m7 – …
