CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Free, chord by chord.

Chords of: Free by: Florence + the Machine. (B, B6, Emaj7, Abm7) 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 “Free”

“Free” by Florence + the Machine is in B Major and runs at about 174 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 10 different chords across 68 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B, B6, Emaj7, Abm7.

B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 46% of the 3:56 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A7 → B → B6 → B → B6 → B → Emaj7 → Abm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A major shapes — the song stays in B Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
B1:4946%
B60:4820%
Emaj70:2511%
Abm70:157%
Abm0:115%
E0:115%
E60:083%
E/B0:042%

Chord progression, in order

A7 – B – B6 – B – E6 – B6 – B – Emaj7 – B6 – Abm – E6 – B – B6 – B – Abm7 – B – B6 – E6 – B – Emaj7 – B6 – E – B – B6 – B – E6 – Abm7 – Emaj7 – B – Abm7 – Emaj7 – B – B6 – B – B6 – E – B – Emaj7 – Abm7 – E/B – B – Emaj7 – Abm7 – Em – B – E – Abm – E – …