Chords of: Can I Be Him by: James Arthur. (F#/E, E, E6, B) 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.
“Can I Be Him” by James Arthur is in E Major and runs at about 108 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 116 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#/E, E, E6, B.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 4:05 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bm7 → Bmaj7 → E → Bmaj7 → E → Bmaj7 → Ebm → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| E | 0:41 | 17% |
| E6 | 0:36 | 15% |
| B | 0:36 | 15% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:30 | 12% |
| Emaj7 | 0:22 | 9% |
| Abm7 | 0:15 | 6% |
| F#6 | 0:14 | 6% |
| F# | 0:11 | 4% |
Bm7 – Bmaj7 – E – Bmaj7 – E – Bmaj7 – Ebm – E – Emaj7 – Bbm7b5/Ab – F#6 – E6 – B – E – Abm – C#m – Abm – C# – F#6 – E6 – B – Bmaj7 – B/F# – E – B – Ebm – B/F# – E – B – Abm – F#/G# – B/F# – E6 – B – F#6 – B/F# – E – E6 – Emaj7 – Bmaj7 – Ebm – E – Bmaj7 – Bbm7 – Ebm – E6 – Em7 – Abm7 – …
