CHORD LIBRARY

Play along the angel of 8th ave., chord by chord.

Chords of: the angel of 8th ave. by: Gang of Youths. (Emaj7, B, E6, 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 “the angel of 8th ave.”

“the angel of 8th ave.” by Gang of Youths is in B Major and runs at about 179 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 14 different chords across 71 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Emaj7, B, E6, Abm7.

B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 56% of the 4:00 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → B6 → B → Emaj7 → Abm7 → Emaj7 → Abm7 → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 7 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
B2:1556%
Emaj70:2912%
E60:177%
Abm70:167%
E/B0:156%
E0:094%
Bm0:062%
B60:052%

Chord progression, in order

B – B6 – E – B – Abm7 – B – Emaj7 – Abm7 – B – Emaj7 – Abm7 – B – E – Abm7 – B – Emaj7 – B – E7 – Bmaj7 – E/B – B – E/B – B – E6 – B – Emaj7 – Abm7 – B – Emaj7 – Abm7 – B – E6 – B – E6 – B – Emaj7 – B – Bm – B – E6 – Abm7 – B – E6 – Abm7 – B – E6 – Abm7 – B – …