CHORD LIBRARY

Play along ACCELERANDO, chord by chord.

Chords of: ACCELERANDO by: Grimes, VADAKIN. (Em, E7, Am, E) 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 “ACCELERANDO”

“ACCELERANDO” by Grimes, VADAKIN is in E Major and runs at about 123 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 48 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em, E7, Am, E.

Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 4:00 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cmaj7 → E7 → F → Am → Em/G → E7 → E → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 3 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
Em0:5322%
E70:4117%
Am0:3013%
E0:2611%
Cmaj70:2310%
F0:156%
Em70:146%
C0:083%

Chord progression, in order

Cmaj7 – E7 – F – Am – Em/G – Bm – E7 – E – A – Em – Cmaj7 – Am7 – Em – Cmaj7 – Am – Em – C – Am – G – Em – C – Em – Am – Cmaj7 – Em – F – Am – Em/G – Cmaj7 – Bm7/A – G – Em – C/E – Em – F/A – Em – Am – Em – E – C – Am – F – Em – F – Em – E – F – Em7