Chords of: One Step Ahead by: Holy Ten. (Emaj7, Em, E7, 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.
“One Step Ahead” by Holy Ten is in E Major and runs at about 106 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 29 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Emaj7, Em, E7, E.
Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 32% of the 2:08 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → Cmaj7 → Em → E → Em → Em7 → E7 → Em. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Em | 0:42 | 32% |
| E7 | 0:34 | 27% |
| E | 0:19 | 15% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:16 | 13% |
| Em7 | 0:04 | 3% |
| Emaj7 | 0:03 | 2% |
| A7 | 0:03 | 2% |
| A | 0:01 | 1% |
E – Cmaj7 – Em – E – A – Em – Am7 – Gmaj7 – F – Em7 – A7 – E7 – A7 – E7 – Em – Fm7b5/Eb – E7 – Em – A7 – Em – A6 – E – A – E – A7 – E – F#7 – Am6 – Emaj7
