Chords of: River by: Eminem. (F#6, Abm, E, Emaj7) 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.
“River” by Eminem is in E Major and runs at about 89 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 144 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#6, Abm, E, Emaj7.
Abm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 3:40 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm → E6 → Abm7 → C#m → Ab → Emaj7 → E → Abm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Abm | 0:49 | 22% |
| E | 0:41 | 19% |
| Emaj7 | 0:31 | 14% |
| E6 | 0:13 | 6% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:09 | 4% |
| Abm7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| E/B | 0:08 | 4% |
| C#m | 0:07 | 3% |
Abm – B6 – E6 – Bmaj7 – C#/G# – Abm7 – C#m – F#/E – Ab – F# – B – Emaj7 – Ab – C#/G# – Emaj7 – F#6 – Ab7 – Abm – B6 – E – F#7 – Abm – Bm7 – E – F#6 – Abm7 – E – F#7 – Abm – Bmaj7 – E – F#maj7 – Abm – B7 – E6 – Bmaj7 – Abm – Bmaj7 – E – Ebm7 – Abm7 – E – Bmaj7 – Abm – Emaj7 – Abm – B6 – Emaj7 – …
