Chords of: American Boy by: Estelle. (Cmaj7, Emaj7, Am7, Am6) 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.
“American Boy” by Estelle is in C Major and runs at about 118 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 131 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cmaj7, Emaj7, Am7, Am6.
Cmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 4:00 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → B → Am → Emaj7 → Cmaj7 → Am6 → Fmaj7 → Emaj7. 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 — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cmaj7 | 0:59 | 24% |
| Emaj7 | 0:49 | 21% |
| Am7 | 0:28 | 12% |
| Am6 | 0:23 | 10% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:20 | 8% |
| Am | 0:19 | 8% |
| F#m7b5/E | 0:09 | 4% |
| Em7 | 0:08 | 3% |
G – B – Am – Emaj7 – Cmaj7 – Am6 – Fmaj7 – Emaj7 – B – C7 – Fmaj7 – Emaj7 – Cmaj7 – Bm – Am7 – Em7 – Fmaj7 – Emaj7 – Cmaj7 – Am7 – F#m7b5/E – Fmaj7 – Emaj7 – F#maj7 – Cmaj7 – Am6 – Emaj7 – Cmaj7 – Am7 – Fmaj7 – Emaj7 – Cmaj7 – Am – Fmaj7 – Emaj7 – Cmaj7 – F# – Cmaj7 – Emaj7 – Cmaj7 – Bm – Am7 – Em7 – Fmaj7 – E – Cmaj7 – Am7 – F#m7b5/E – …
