Chords of: First Love by: Hikaru Utada. (Ab, G, Em7, Cmaj7) 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.
“First Love” by Hikaru Utada is in G Major and runs at about 90 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 38 different chords across 126 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab, G, Em7, Cmaj7.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 4:11 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → D/F# → Em7 → G → C6 → C/D → G → D/F#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — G Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 0:43 | 17% |
| Em7 | 0:28 | 11% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:20 | 8% |
| Ab | 0:18 | 7% |
| D/F# | 0:18 | 7% |
| C | 0:15 | 6% |
| D | 0:15 | 6% |
| C/D | 0:09 | 4% |
G – D/F# – Em7 – Gmaj7 – G – D6 – C6 – C/D – G – C/G – G – D/F# – Gmaj7 – Em7 – F#m7b5/E – G/D – D – Cmaj7 – C/D – Em7b5/D – G – C – G – Em7 – D – C – D7 – G/D – D – Em7 – Bm7 – Cmaj7 – G – D/F# – Em7 – G/D – D – Cmaj7 – C/D – D7 – G/A – G – D/F# – Em7 – G/D – D – Cmaj7 – Em7b5/D – …
