CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Born To Be Wild, chord by chord.

Chords of: Born To Be Wild by: JO1. (Bm7, G6, Em7, Cmaj7) 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.

About the chords of “Born To Be Wild”

“Born To Be Wild” by JO1 is in C Major and runs at about 120 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 35 different chords across 124 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bm7, G6, Em7, Cmaj7.

G6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 3:40 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → Cmaj7 → Em7 → Bm7 → Cmaj7 → Am7 → Cmaj7 → Em7. 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 — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
G60:4721%
Em70:3013%
C60:209%
Cmaj70:209%
A70:199%
Am70:178%
Bm70:167%
Gmaj70:105%

Chord progression, in order

G – D/A – G/A – Cmaj7 – Em7 – Bm7 – Am7 – B7 – Cmaj7 – A/G – B – Am7 – B7 – Gm6 – A7 – Bm – C6 – Gmaj7 – E7 – A7 – Em – F#7/A# – Cmaj7 – Em7 – Bm7 – G6 – Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Em7b5 – Bm7 – A7 – Cmaj7 – Em7 – Bm7 – Bbm6 – A7 – Cmaj7 – Em7 – G/B – Bm7b5 – A7 – Caug – G – A7 – Amaj7 – Em7 – Am7 – E – …