Chords of: With a little help from my friends by: Joe Cocker. (A/E, A, E, Bm) 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.
“With a little help from my friends” by Joe Cocker is in E Major and runs at about 135 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 31 different chords across 158 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A/E, A, E, Bm.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 32% of the 4:59 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → A → D → A → D/A → A → Bm → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1:35 | 32% |
| D | 0:36 | 12% |
| G | 0:30 | 10% |
| E | 0:27 | 9% |
| Bm | 0:17 | 6% |
| F#m | 0:15 | 5% |
| E7 | 0:09 | 3% |
| D/E | 0:08 | 3% |
Gm – Em6 – D – A – G/A – D – A – G/A – D/A – A – G/A – D – A – G/A – D – A – G/A – D – A – G/A – D – A – G – D – A – E6 – A – Emaj7 – E7/G# – C#/G# – Bm – E – A – E7/G# – C#m – Bm – E7 – Am6 – G – D – A – G – D – A – G – D – A – G – …
