Chords of: Lief by: Karlien van Jaarsveld, Jacob Swann. (E, B, Amaj7, A) 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.
“Lief” by Karlien van Jaarsveld, Jacob Swann is in E Major and runs at about 117 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 90 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, B, Amaj7, A.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 53% of the 3:17 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → A/E → E → A/C# → E → A → E → B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| E | 1:45 | 53% |
| B | 0:36 | 18% |
| Amaj7 | 0:16 | 8% |
| A | 0:14 | 7% |
| A/E | 0:04 | 2% |
| E/B | 0:04 | 2% |
| C#m | 0:03 | 2% |
| F#m | 0:03 | 2% |
E – A/E – E – A/E – E – A/C# – E – F#/E – E – C#m – F#/C# – E – A/B – B – E – A – E – B – E – A – E – B – E – Amaj7 – E – B – Emaj7 – Amaj7 – E – B – E – A – E – A – E – C#m – E – B – E – Amaj7 – E – B – E – A – E – B – E – Amaj7 – …
