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 122 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 143 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Edim, E, F#m7, B.

E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 4:19 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#m7 → A → E → F#m7 → A → E → F#m7 → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 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
E1:1429%
F#m71:0123%
B0:3112%
Amaj70:239%
B60:197%
A0:166%
F#m0:073%
B70:062%

Chord progression, in order

F#m7 – A – E – B – F#m7 – A – E – B – F#m7 – C#m – E – F#m7 – E – B – F#m7 – Em – E – F#m7 – C#m – F#m7 – B6 – B – F#m7 – A – C#m – E – B – F#m7 – A – C#m – E – B – F#m – A – C#m – B6 – E – F#m – F#m7 – Amaj7 – E – Abm7 – E – F#m7 – Am – E – B – Emaj7 – …