Chords of: Survival (Live on SNL) by: Eminem. (G, D7, 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.
“Survival (Live on SNL)” by Eminem is in D Major and runs at about 88 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 34 different chords across 157 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, D7, D, A.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 3:05 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → A → Gmaj7 → Gm → D → D7 → G7 → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 3 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 | 0:30 | 16% |
| Bb | 0:26 | 14% |
| F | 0:20 | 11% |
| D7 | 0:14 | 7% |
| C | 0:12 | 6% |
| G7 | 0:12 | 6% |
| A | 0:11 | 6% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:07 | 4% |
D – C – Bb – A – D – Cm – Bb – A – Gmaj7 – F – Bb – C – D – Gmaj7 – F – Bb – C7 – D – G – F – Bb – C6 – D – Gm – F – Bbmaj7 – C – D – C – Bb – A – D/A – G7 – F7 – Bb – C – D7 – Gmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Bb – Cmaj7 – D – F#maj7 – Gmaj7 – F – Bb7 – Cm – D7 – …
