CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Charades, chord by chord.

Chords of: Charades by: Headie One, Fred Again. (Em, Gmaj7, F#m, Bm) 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 “Charades”

“Charades” by Headie One, Fred Again is in E Minor and runs at about 70 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 109 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em, Gmaj7, F#m, Bm.

Gmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 3:36 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#m → Bm → F#m → Bm → F#m → Bm → C#m7b5/B → F#7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

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

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Gmaj70:4219%
F#m0:3114%
Bm0:3014%
Em0:2210%
Dmaj70:188%
F#70:136%
A60:126%
G60:073%

Chord progression, in order

F#m – Bm – Em – F#m – Bm – Em – F#m – Bm – C#m7b5/B – F#7 – Bm – Em – F#m – F#7 – Gmaj7 – Em – Dmaj7 – F#7 – Bm – Em – Dmaj7 – Bm – Gmaj7 – A6 – Gmaj7 – G6 – D – F#7 – Gmaj7 – F# – Gmaj7 – A6 – Bm – G – A6 – E – F#7 – Gmaj7 – Em – Dmaj7 – F#7 – Gmaj7 – G6 – A6 – Gmaj7 – Em – D6 – F#m – …