Chords of: Better to Have Loved by: Keke Palmer. (Am, Em7, C, Fmaj7) 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.
“Better to Have Loved” by Keke Palmer is in C Major and runs at about 121 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 116 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Am, Em7, C, Fmaj7.
Am is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 3:23 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am → C → Am → G6 → Fmaj7 → E7 → Am → Fmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Am | 0:34 | 17% |
| Em7 | 0:27 | 13% |
| C | 0:23 | 11% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:21 | 10% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:13 | 7% |
| G6 | 0:12 | 6% |
| Em | 0:10 | 5% |
| E | 0:09 | 4% |
F – C – E7 – Eaug – Am – G6 – C – Am – G6 – Fmaj7 – E7 – Am – C – Fmaj7 – Eaug – Dm7b5 – Am – G6 – C/D – Dm – Em7 – Em – Dm7 – Em7 – C – D7 – Am – E – Cmaj7 – D – Fmaj7 – Em7 – C – D6 – Dm – Am – E – Cmaj7 – D – Fmaj7 – Em7 – C – G – Am – C – E7/G# – Am – G6 – …
