Chords of: Die Young by: Kesha. (E, Amaj7, Emaj7, C#m7) 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.
“Die Young” by Kesha is in E Major and runs at about 128 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 224 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, Amaj7, Emaj7, C#m7.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 3:31 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Emaj7 → E → Amaj7 → E → Amaj7 → Emaj7 → A6 → Emaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| E | 0:46 | 22% |
| A | 0:28 | 14% |
| B | 0:23 | 11% |
| C#m | 0:22 | 10% |
| C#m7 | 0:18 | 9% |
| Amaj7 | 0:18 | 8% |
| A6 | 0:09 | 4% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:09 | 4% |
C#m – B – Emaj7 – Ebm7b5 – C#m – B – E – A – C#m7 – B6 – E – A6 – C#m – Emaj7 – F#m – C#m – B – E – A6 – C#m7 – B6 – E – A – C#m – E – Amaj7 – C#m – E – A – C#m7 – B6 – Amaj7 – C#m7 – B – Emaj7 – A6 – E – Bmaj7 – E – A – B – C#m7 – Bmaj7 – E – A – B – Bbm7b5 – B – …
