Chords of: Old Dog by: J. Cole. (Abmaj7, Emaj7, E, Eb) 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.
“Old Dog” by J. Cole is in E Major and runs at about 85 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 101 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abmaj7, Emaj7, E, Eb.
Emaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 3:22 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E7 → Eb → E → Eb → Emaj7 → Eb → E → Eb6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Emaj7 | 0:59 | 29% |
| E | 0:29 | 14% |
| Eb | 0:26 | 13% |
| Eb6 | 0:17 | 8% |
| E7 | 0:09 | 4% |
| Eb7 | 0:07 | 4% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:06 | 3% |
| Abm | 0:06 | 3% |
Eb – Ab – E7 – Eb – Abm – E – Eb – Emaj7 – Eb – Emaj7 – Eb – Abm – E – Eb6 – A – E – Am – Bmaj7 – Bbm7b5 – E7 – Eb7 – Emaj7 – Amaj7 – Edim – Ebaug – Ab – E7 – Eaug – Eb7 – E – Cm7b5/Bb – Emaj7 – Eb6 – Emaj7 – Eb6 – Abm – Eaug – Emaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Emaj7 – Eb – E – Eb6 – Emaj7 – Eb – Bbm7b5/Ab – Emaj7 – Eb – …
