Chords of: Buttercup by: Jack Stauber. (Em, G, Bm, Gmaj7) 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.
“Buttercup” by Jack Stauber is in E Minor and runs at about 120 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 91 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em, G, Bm, Gmaj7.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 34% of the 3:16 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gmaj7 → G → Bm → D/F# → G → F#aug → G → F#. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1:07 | 34% |
| Bm | 0:48 | 25% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:21 | 11% |
| F# | 0:15 | 8% |
| D/F# | 0:08 | 4% |
| Bm7 | 0:06 | 3% |
| F#aug | 0:05 | 3% |
| Em | 0:05 | 2% |
Gmaj7 – G – Am7 – B7 – G – Bm – D/F# – Bbm7b5/Ab – G – Gmaj7 – F#m – G – F#aug – G – F#m – G – F# – Gmaj7 – A6 – G – Gmaj7 – F# – F#aug – G – B6 – Gmaj7 – D/A – G – F# – D/F# – B – F# – D/F# – G – Bm – G – Bm – F#m – G – D/A – G – Bm – D – G – Bm – Gmaj7 – D/A – G – …
