Chords of: Jail by: Kanye West. (E, F#7, A6, Amaj7) 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.
“Jail” by Kanye West is in E Major and runs at about 109 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 109 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, F#7, A6, Amaj7.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 47% of the 4:19 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → Amaj7 → E → A6 → E → F#7 → Amaj7 → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| E | 2:02 | 47% |
| F#7 | 0:39 | 15% |
| A6 | 0:20 | 8% |
| F#m7 | 0:16 | 6% |
| Amaj7 | 0:15 | 6% |
| Emaj7 | 0:06 | 2% |
| A7 | 0:05 | 2% |
| A | 0:05 | 2% |
E – Ab7 – F# – E – F#7 – E – Fm7b5 – Amaj7 – E – F# – E – F# – C#m – F#7 – E – A6 – E – F#7 – Amaj7 – E – B6 – E – F#7 – E – C#m – F#7 – C#m – A6 – Em – A6 – E – F#m7b5/E – E – A6 – Abm7b5/Gb – F#7 – A – B – A6 – E – B7 – E – Emaj7 – F#7 – E6 – A6 – E – F#m – …
