Chords of: Survival (Explicit) by: Eminem. (D, Dmaj7, Gm, Gmaj7) 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.
“Survival (Explicit)” by Eminem is in D Major and runs at about 88 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 51 different chords across 221 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Dmaj7, Gm, Gmaj7.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 4:32 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fmaj7 → Gm → Daug → Dmaj7 → Fmaj7 → Dmaj7 → E/D → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| D | 0:42 | 15% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:33 | 12% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:28 | 10% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:20 | 8% |
| Bb | 0:15 | 6% |
| Gm | 0:13 | 5% |
| G | 0:09 | 3% |
| Daug | 0:08 | 3% |
Gm – C7 – Bb6 – D/A – Bb – D – Gmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Bb – C – D – G – Fmaj7 – Bb – C7 – D – G – F – Bb – C6 – D – Gm – Fmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – C6 – D – Daug – Dmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Bbaug – Cmaj7 – Dm – Gmaj7 – F6 – Bb – Cm – Dmaj7 – Eb7/G – F7 – Bbm7 – E/D – G6 – Fmaj7 – Cm7b5/Bb – D – F#maj7 – C – D – …
