Chords of: The Let Out by: J. Cole. (Em, Em7, Cmaj7, G6) 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.
“The Let Out” by J. Cole is in E Minor and runs at about 140 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 37 different chords across 167 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em, Em7, Cmaj7, G6.
Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 32% of the 4:11 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em → Em7 → Em → Bm → Gmaj7 → Em → Cmaj7 → Em. 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 Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Em | 1:21 | 32% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:37 | 15% |
| Em7 | 0:23 | 9% |
| G/D | 0:16 | 6% |
| D6 | 0:12 | 5% |
| G6 | 0:09 | 4% |
| Bm | 0:09 | 4% |
| C | 0:08 | 3% |
Em – C6 – Bm – Em – D – Em – Cmaj7 – G/D – Bm – Em – Cmaj7 – G/D – Em – Cmaj7 – G/D – F#aug – Em7 – Cmaj7 – G/D – Em7 – Cmaj7 – Bm – Em – Bm7 – Cmaj7 – D6 – Em – Cdim – G – Bm – Em – Gmaj7 – D6 – Em – Cmaj7 – G/D – Em – Am – Cmaj7 – G/D – D7 – G/A – Em – Cmaj7 – D6 – Em – Cmaj7 – D6 – …
