Chords of: Born To Be Wild by: JO1. (F#7/A#, G6, A7, 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.
“Born To Be Wild” by JO1 is in E Minor and runs at about 120 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 38 different chords across 120 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#7/A#, G6, A7, Cmaj7.
G6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 4:22 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm → F7 → Cmaj7 → Am7b5 → A → Am7 → Bm7 → A7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| G6 | 1:18 | 30% |
| A7 | 0:27 | 10% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:23 | 9% |
| Em7 | 0:19 | 7% |
| Bm7 | 0:17 | 7% |
| Am7 | 0:17 | 6% |
| Am7b5 | 0:14 | 5% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:10 | 4% |
Cm – F7 – Cmaj7 – Am7b5 – A – D – Am7 – Cmaj7 – D/E – Em7 – Bm7 – A7 – C6 – Cmaj7 – Em7 – Bm7 – C/G – A7 – B – Cmaj7 – D6 – Am7 – Bm7 – Gm6 – A7 – B – Cmaj7 – Am7b5/G – Gmaj7 – A7 – Em – Bbaug – Em – G6 – Bm7 – G6 – Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Gm6 – Bm7 – A7 – Cmaj7 – Em7 – Bm7 – Bbm6 – A7 – Cmaj7 – Em7 – …
