Chords of: Car's Outside by: James Arthur. (G, Em, C, 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.
“Car's Outside” by James Arthur is in C Major and runs at about 125 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 118 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, Em, C, B.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 4:31 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em → G → Cmaj7 → G6 → C → Em → G → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 0:55 | 20% |
| Em | 0:45 | 17% |
| C | 0:39 | 15% |
| D | 0:21 | 8% |
| B | 0:19 | 7% |
| Em7 | 0:16 | 6% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:13 | 5% |
| A7 | 0:11 | 4% |
Em – G – D – Cmaj7 – Em – G6 – D – Em7 – C – Em – G – D – C – Em7 – G – Dmaj7 – C – Em – G – A/G – D – Em7 – C – Am6 – D6 – Em7 – D – Am6 – Em7 – D – Cmaj7 – A7 – G – D6 – B7 – Em – C – G – B – Em – C – Cm – Em – G – D – C – Em – G – …
