CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Always, chord by chord.

Chords of: Always by: Gavin James. (A, F#m7, E, B) 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 “Always”

“Always” by Gavin James is in E Major and runs at about 121 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 13 different chords across 66 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, F#m7, E, B.

E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 1:59 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → Amaj7 → F#m → Emaj7 → F#m7 → A → E → Emaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
E0:2924%
F#m70:2420%
B0:1614%
Amaj70:1613%
A0:119%
Emaj70:086%
B60:065%
F#m0:032%

Chord progression, in order

B – F#m – F#m7 – Amaj7 – E – B – E – F#m – A – Amaj7 – E – B – Emaj7 – F#m7 – A – E – B – Emaj7 – F#m7 – Amaj7 – E – B – F#m7 – A – Amaj7 – E – B – F#m6 – Am7 – E – B6 – F#m7 – E – G/A – Emaj7 – F#m7 – Amaj7 – E – B6 – F#m7 – Amaj7 – B6 – F#m7 – A – Amaj7 – E – B – B7 – …