Chords of: I Will Survive by: Gloria Gaynor. (E, E7, Fmaj7, Am) 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.
“I Will Survive” by Gloria Gaynor is in A Minor and runs at about 116 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 13 different chords across 83 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, E7, Fmaj7, Am.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 3:13 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E7 → Am → Dm7 → G7 → Cmaj7 → Fmaj7 → Bm7 → E7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 0:31 | 16% |
| E7 | 0:24 | 13% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:23 | 12% |
| Am | 0:23 | 12% |
| Dm7 | 0:22 | 12% |
| G | 0:21 | 11% |
| Bm7 | 0:15 | 8% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:14 | 7% |
E7 – Bdim – Am – Dm7 – G7 – Cmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Bm7 – E7 – Am – Dm7 – G – C – Fmaj7 – Bm7 – E – Am – Dm7 – G – Cmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Bm7 – E – Am – Dm7 – G – C – Fmaj7 – Bm7 – E7 – Am – Dm7 – G – Cmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Bdim – E7 – Am – Dm7 – G – Cmaj7 – F – Bm7 – E – Am – Dm7 – G – C – …
