Chords of: Not Gonna Cry by: Emma Steinbakken. (C#m, A, D, F#m) 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.
“Not Gonna Cry” by Emma Steinbakken is in D Major and runs at about 68 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 77 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#m, A, D, F#m.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 3:22 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#7 → F#m → Dmaj7 → A → E → F#m7 → D → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| A | 0:47 | 23% |
| D | 0:40 | 20% |
| F#m | 0:30 | 15% |
| E | 0:21 | 10% |
| F#m7 | 0:19 | 9% |
| E/G# | 0:14 | 7% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| E6 | 0:05 | 2% |
F#7 – F#m – Dmaj7 – A – Amaj7 – Abm – E – F#m7 – D – A – E – F#m7 – D – A – D/A – E – F#m – Dmaj7 – A – E – F#m – D – Dmaj7 – A – E/G# – E6 – E7 – F#m – D – A – E/G# – E6 – E7 – F#m – D – A – E – F#m7 – D – A – D/A – Abdim – E/G# – F#m7 – D6 – D – A – D/A – …
