Chords of: The Gambler by: Kenny Rogers. (E, Eb, Emaj7, Ebmaj7) 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.
“The Gambler” by Kenny Rogers is in E Major and runs at about 87 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 108 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, Eb, Emaj7, Ebmaj7.
Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 3:28 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb → Bbmaj7 → Eb → Ebmaj7 → Eb → E → B → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eb | 1:03 | 30% |
| E | 0:58 | 28% |
| Emaj7 | 0:17 | 8% |
| A | 0:12 | 6% |
| Ab | 0:11 | 5% |
| B | 0:10 | 5% |
| Bb | 0:07 | 3% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:06 | 3% |
Eb7 – Ab – Bbm – Ab – Eb – Daug – Ab – Ebm – Eb – Bb – Eb – Ab – Eb – Ab – Eb – Bb – Eb – Ab/Eb – Eb – Bbmaj7 – Eb – Ab/Eb – Eb – Ebmaj7 – Ab/Eb – Eb – Bb – Eb – Ab – Ebmaj7 – Bb7 – Eb – Ab – Eb – Ab – Eb – Bb7 – Eb – Ab – Eb – Ab – Eb – Bb – Eb – Ab – Eb – Ab – Eb – …
