CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Always, chord by chord.

Chords of: Always by: Gavin James. (Edim, E, F#m7, 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 123 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 141 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Edim, E, F#m7, B.

E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 4:05 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#m7 → A → E → F#m7 → Amaj7 → E → F#m7 → E. 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
E1:0627%
F#m70:5020%
B0:2912%
Amaj70:2912%
A0:167%
B60:166%
F#m0:146%
A60:052%

Chord progression, in order

F#m7 – A – E – B – F#m7 – Amaj7 – E – F#m7 – E – B – F#m7 – Amaj7 – E – F#m7 – E/F# – B – E – B – F#m7 – A – Amaj7 – E – B – B7 – F#m7 – A – E – B – C#m7b5 – F#m – Amaj7 – E – F#m – Amaj7 – E – B6 – E – F#m7 – A – E – B6 – E – F#m7 – Amaj7 – E – B – F#m7 – A – …