Chords of: Alive by: Jorja Smith. (C7, Em7, F6, D7) 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.
“Alive” by Jorja Smith is in C Major and runs at about 174 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 97 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C7, Em7, F6, D7.
Em7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 3:19 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am → Em7 → Fmaj7 → F6 → Em7 → Gmaj7 → Am6 → Em7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Em7 | 0:58 | 29% |
| F6 | 0:29 | 14% |
| D7 | 0:13 | 6% |
| Am6 | 0:10 | 5% |
| C7 | 0:10 | 5% |
| Am | 0:10 | 5% |
| C6 | 0:09 | 4% |
| C | 0:08 | 4% |
Am – G – Dm – C – D – Em7 – Fmaj7 – C/D – F6 – Em7 – Am6 – F6 – Am – D7 – Dm – Am – Em7 – Am – Gmaj7 – Bm7b5 – C7 – D – Am6 – Dm – Am – Em7 – D7/F# – Em7 – Dm7 – Em7 – C – F6 – Em7 – Dm – F – G – F6 – Em7 – Dm – Fmaj7 – C – F6 – Em7 – D7 – Em – D – Em7 – D7 – …
