Chords of: ELEMENT. by: Kendrick Lamar. (F, Cmaj7, Bmaj7, Em) 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.
“ELEMENT.” by Kendrick Lamar is in C Major and runs at about 95 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 39 different chords across 81 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, Cmaj7, Bmaj7, Em.
Cmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 3:31 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A → A7/C# → Abmaj7 → Ebmaj7 → Bm7b5/A → Am → Cmaj7 → Bmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cmaj7 | 0:50 | 24% |
| Em | 0:15 | 7% |
| Am | 0:14 | 7% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:13 | 6% |
| Em7 | 0:11 | 5% |
| Dm6 | 0:09 | 4% |
| A | 0:09 | 4% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:08 | 4% |
A – A7/C# – Abmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Dmaj7 – Am – Cmaj7 – Am6 – Bm7b5/A – C7 – Am – Em – Am6 – Cmaj7 – Bmaj7 – Em – Bmaj7 – Em – Bmaj7 – Em – Bm7b5 – Em – Bbmaj7 – Em – Bbmaj7 – Am – Bm7b5/A – Em7 – Cm7b5 – Dm6 – Am – Em7 – Cm7b5 – Dm6 – E7 – Bm – Fmaj7 – Em6 – B – C#m – Cmaj7 – Em – Bm7b5 – Em6 – E6 – A – C#7/E# – Am – …
