Chords of: Primrose Hill by: James McCartney. (G6, G, Em, G/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.
“Primrose Hill” by James McCartney is in E Minor and runs at about 146 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 74 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G6, G, Em, G/D.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 3:02 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G/D → Em → C → G → G/D → Em → Cmaj7 → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 6 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 | 0:46 | 25% |
| Em | 0:36 | 20% |
| G/D | 0:17 | 9% |
| C6 | 0:14 | 8% |
| Ebaug | 0:11 | 6% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:10 | 5% |
| C | 0:08 | 5% |
| D | 0:07 | 4% |
G/D – Em – C – G – G/D – Em – C6 – Cmaj7 – G – G/D – Em – A – Em – C6 – Cmaj7 – Am – G – G/D – Ebaug – Em – Fmaj7 – D – Gmaj7 – Ebaug – Emaj7 – Em – Dm – F – G/D – Em – C6 – Cmaj7 – C6 – G – Em7 – Am – Em7 – C6 – Cmaj7 – C6 – G – C6 – C – D – Em – G – C6 – D – …
