Chords of: Killing Me Softly With His Song by: Fugees. (Em, D, F, G) 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.
“Killing Me Softly With His Song” by Fugees is in F Major and runs at about 92 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 10 different chords across 61 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em, D, F, G.
Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 3:48 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em → Am → D → G → Em → Am → D → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 1 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Em | 1:15 | 33% |
| D | 0:40 | 18% |
| F | 0:28 | 12% |
| G | 0:27 | 12% |
| C | 0:24 | 10% |
| Am | 0:12 | 5% |
| Am7 | 0:12 | 5% |
| E | 0:05 | 2% |
Em – Am – D – G – Em – Am – D – C – G – F – E – D – Em – D – G – Em – Am – D – C – G – C – F – Em – Am – D – G – Em – Am – D – C – Am7 – G – C – G – F – Em – Am7 – D – G – Em – Am7 – G/D – C – G – C – F – C – Em – …
