CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Altar, chord by chord.

Chords of: Altar by: Kehlani. (A, E, Amaj7, A6) 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.

About the chords of “Altar”

“Altar” by Kehlani is in E Major and runs at about 84 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 85 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, E, Amaj7, A6.

E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 3:52 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gm6 → Eb/G → Ab → E → F#7 → Emaj7 → Amaj7 → E. 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
E1:1030%
Amaj70:5323%
A60:2310%
Emaj70:209%
E60:188%
B70:094%
C#m0:062%
Gm60:042%

Chord progression, in order

Gm6 – Eb/G – Ab – E – F#7 – Emaj7 – B – Amaj7 – C#m7b5/B – F#m – E – C#m7b5/B – Emaj7 – C#m – E – Amaj7 – Bmaj7 – Amaj7 – B – C#m – A6 – B7 – C#m – Emaj7 – E6 – Eb – E6 – F#7/A# – D/E – E – F#6 – Amaj7 – E – A6 – E – Amaj7 – Em – A6 – B/A – Amaj7 – B7 – A6 – E – E6 – Amaj7 – E – A6 – E – …