Chords of: Born to Break by: Erik Grönwall. (Em, D, E, Cmaj7) 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.
“Born to Break” by Erik Grönwall is in E Minor and runs at about 129 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 122 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em, D, E, Cmaj7.
Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 3:14 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em → C → D → Em → C → D → Em → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Em | 0:33 | 17% |
| D | 0:28 | 15% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:17 | 9% |
| C | 0:15 | 8% |
| E | 0:14 | 7% |
| E7 | 0:12 | 6% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:11 | 6% |
| D6 | 0:09 | 5% |
Em – C – D – G – Dmaj7 – Em – C – D – G – Bm – Em – C – D – G – D – Em – Cmaj7 – D – G – Dmaj7 – E7 – B7 – Cmaj7 – D6 – Gmaj7 – Dmaj7 – Em – Cmaj7 – D6 – Gmaj7 – A – B – E7 – G6 – A – F# – B7 – Em – Cmaj7 – D – Gmaj7 – D – Em – C – D – Gmaj7 – D6 – E – …
