Chords of: Slide by: James Bay. (G, C, C6, D) 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.
“Slide” by James Bay is in C Major and runs at about 130 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 91 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, C, C6, D.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 53% of the 3:02 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → C6 → G → Cmaj7 → G → C → G → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1:36 | 53% |
| C | 0:23 | 13% |
| C6 | 0:11 | 6% |
| D | 0:10 | 5% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:08 | 5% |
| Em | 0:06 | 3% |
| Bm | 0:04 | 2% |
| Em7 | 0:04 | 2% |
G – C – Em – G – Bm7 – C6 – Em – G – C6 – G – C6 – Em – G – Cmaj7 – Am – G – D/F# – Em – Em7 – Cmaj7 – G – C – G – C6 – G – Bm – C – G – Am7b5/G – D6 – G – C – Em7b5 – G – C – G – D/F# – Bm – Em – Em7 – C – G – Cmaj7 – D – Gmaj7 – C – G – Cmaj7 – …
