Chords of: Crocodile Tearz by: J. Cole. (E, Am, A7, Em6) 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.
“Crocodile Tearz” by J. Cole is in E Major and runs at about 87 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 65 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, Am, A7, Em6.
Am is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 40% of the 3:45 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am → Fmaj7 → F/A → Amaj7 → Am → Adim → Am → A7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Am | 1:30 | 40% |
| A7 | 0:31 | 14% |
| Em6 | 0:25 | 11% |
| C#m7b5 | 0:19 | 9% |
| Am7 | 0:14 | 6% |
| Amaj7 | 0:07 | 3% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:06 | 3% |
| B | 0:06 | 3% |
Am – Adim – Am – D/A – Am – D – Am – Amaj7 – Fmaj7 – Amaj7 – F/A – Amaj7 – Am6 – Am – Adim – Am6 – F – Am – E7 – Am6 – F7/A – Am – Bm7b5/A – A7 – Amaj7 – F# – Am7 – C#m7b5 – A7 – C#m7b5 – F#m7b5/E – Bmaj7 – A7 – Cmaj7 – B – Am7 – B – Am – B – Am7 – Bmaj7 – Am7 – Bmaj7 – A7 – Cmaj7 – Am7 – Em6 – Fmaj7 – …
