Chords of: eight by: IU. (C, Fmaj7, Am7, G) 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.
“eight” by IU is in C Major and runs at about 117 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 93 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, Fmaj7, Am7, G.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 44% of the 2:45 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cmaj7 → E → B → G → Fmaj7 → C → Am → Fmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 1:13 | 44% |
| G | 0:19 | 12% |
| Am7 | 0:17 | 10% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:15 | 9% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:07 | 4% |
| C6 | 0:06 | 4% |
| F | 0:05 | 3% |
| Am | 0:04 | 3% |
Cmaj7 – E – B – G – Ebm – F – C – D/E – C – G – Am7 – F/A – C – G – D – Fmaj7 – C – Am7b5 – Am – C – G – C – F6 – Fmaj7 – Am – G – Am7 – F – Am7 – G – C – Fmaj7 – C – Am7 – F – C – Dm7 – E – Fmaj7 – C – G – Am7 – F – G – C – Am – Cmaj7 – Am7 – …
