CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Lose Yourself, chord by chord.

Chords of: Lose Yourself by: Eminem. (Em7b5/D, Dm, D, D7) 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.

About the chords of “Lose Yourself”

“Lose Yourself” by Eminem is in D Major and runs at about 171 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 139 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em7b5/D, Dm, D, D7.

Dm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 5:23 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm → C/D → Bbmaj7 → Dm → C → Bbmaj7 → F6 → Em7b5. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 10 main chords with 11 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Dm1:0620%
D70:3611%
D0:3511%
Dmaj70:309%
Bb0:278%
Daug0:186%
C/D0:165%
Em7b5/D0:155%

Chord progression, in order

Dm – C/D – Bbmaj7 – Dm – C – Bbmaj7 – Gm – F6 – Em7b5 – A – D – Bb – D – Daug – Gm – D – Daug – D – Gm – Bb7/D – D – Bb7/D – D6 – Bb/D – D7 – Dm6 – Daug – Abaug – D7 – Dm – Bb – D – Gm – Em7b5/D – Dm – Bb7/D – C/D – Dm – C/D – Dm – Bb – C/D – Dm – Bb/D – C/D – Dmaj7 – Daug – D6 – …