Chords of: Story of a Warrior by: John Michael Howell. (Am, C, Fmaj7, 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.
“Story of a Warrior” by John Michael Howell is in C Major and runs at about 107 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 10 different chords across 51 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Am, C, Fmaj7, E.
Am is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 32% of the 2:06 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am → Dm7 → G → E → Am → Dm → G → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Am | 0:40 | 32% |
| C | 0:19 | 15% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:18 | 14% |
| E | 0:17 | 14% |
| Dm | 0:09 | 7% |
| G | 0:07 | 5% |
| Em | 0:04 | 4% |
| Dm7 | 0:04 | 3% |
Am – Dm7 – G – E – Am – Dm – G – E – Dm – E7 – C – Fmaj7 – Am – C – Em – Fmaj7 – Am – C – Em – Fmaj7 – Am – C – E – Fmaj7 – Am – C – E – Am – Dm – G – E7 – Am – Dm7 – E – Fmaj7 – Am – C – Em7 – Fmaj7 – Am – C – E – Fmaj7 – Am – C – E – Fmaj7 – Am – …
