Chords of: Conversations in the Dark by: John Legend. (B, Abm, Ebm, E) 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.
“Conversations in the Dark” by John Legend is in E Major and runs at about 135 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 88 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B, Abm, Ebm, E.
Abm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 3:57 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Baug → Ebm → Abm → Eaug → Bmaj7 → Abm → Ebm → Ebm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Abm | 0:53 | 22% |
| B | 0:46 | 19% |
| Ebm | 0:38 | 16% |
| E | 0:35 | 15% |
| F# | 0:12 | 5% |
| Abm7 | 0:09 | 4% |
| F#7 | 0:09 | 4% |
| Emaj7 | 0:08 | 3% |
Baug – Ebm – Abm – E7 – Eaug – Bmaj7 – Abm – Ebm – Ebm7 – Abm – E – Abm – Ebm – Ebm7 – Abm – E – C#m – F# – Abm – B – Abm – F# – Bmaj7 – C#m – F# – Abm7 – F# – B – Ebm – B/D# – Abm – E – B – Ebm – B/D# – Abm – E – Emaj7 – B – Ebm – B/D# – Abm7 – E – B – Ebm – Abm – E – Bbm7b5/Ab – …
