CHORD LIBRARY

Play along IOU, chord by chord.

Chords of: IOU by: Five Finger Death Punch. (B, Gmaj7, Em, B6) 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.

About the chords of “IOU”

“IOU” by Five Finger Death Punch is in E Minor and runs at about 136 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 95 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B, Gmaj7, Em, B6.

Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 4:23 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bm → B → Gmaj7 → E → Gmaj7 → B → Gmaj7 → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Em0:4116%
B60:3815%
Gmaj70:3814%
B0:3714%
E0:228%
Bm0:207%
Bmaj70:177%
Em70:156%

Chord progression, in order

B – Bm – B – Gmaj7 – E – Gmaj7 – B – Gmaj7 – E – B6 – Bmaj7 – Gmaj7 – E – G6 – B – G – E – B – Em – Gmaj7 – B – Em – Gmaj7 – Em – Bm – B – Em – Gmaj7 – B6 – C#m7b5/B – Em7 – B – F#m7b5/E – B6 – B – A6 – G – E – G6 – B – G – E – B – Em – Gmaj7 – B – Em – D6 – …