CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Take Me To Church, chord by chord.

Chords of: Take Me To Church by: Hozier. (Em, G, B, 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.

About the chords of “Take Me To Church”

“Take Me To Church” by Hozier is in E Minor and runs at about 64 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 122 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em, G, B, Am.

Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 3:46 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em → G → Em → Em7 → G → Em → Am → C6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Em1:0529%
G0:3917%
Am0:2712%
B0:2210%
C0:167%
Am70:094%
Cmaj70:063%
B70:052%

Chord progression, in order

Em – Am – Em – Am7 – G – Am7 – Em – Am7 – Em – Am – Em7 – Am – G – Am – Em – Am – D6 – C6 – Em – Am7 – Em – Am7 – G – Am – Em – Am – D6 – C6 – Cmaj7 – G – C – G – Cm6 – G – Cm6 – G – F#aug – Fmaj7 – Em – B – G – Am – Em – G6 – F#7 – Em – B – G – …