Chords of: Born To Be Wild by: JO1. (Bm7, Gmaj7, G6, C6) 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.
“Born To Be Wild” by JO1 is in C Major and runs at about 119 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 115 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bm7, Gmaj7, G6, C6.
Gmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 3:41 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → D/A → C6 → Em7 → D → C6 → Bm7 → A7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 10 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gmaj7 | 0:39 | 18% |
| G6 | 0:25 | 11% |
| D | 0:20 | 9% |
| C6 | 0:20 | 9% |
| Am7 | 0:17 | 8% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:17 | 8% |
| Em7 | 0:14 | 7% |
| A7 | 0:14 | 6% |
G – D/A – C6 – Em7 – D – Am7 – B7 – C6 – Bm7 – Gm6 – D/A – Bm – Cm6 – Gmaj7 – D/E – A7 – Gmaj7 – Am7 – Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Am7 – D – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – A7 – D – Am7 – Cmaj7 – Em7 – Bm7 – Bbm7b5 – A7 – Cmaj7 – Em7 – Bm7 – A7 – Amaj7 – Cmaj7 – G – A7 – Bm7 – C6 – G – A7/C# – D6 – Am7 – G6 – …
