Chords of: Big Lyfe by: Kevin Gates. (D, Em7, C6, F#m7b5/E) 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.
“Big Lyfe” by Kevin Gates is in E Minor and runs at about 124 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 188 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Em7, C6, F#m7b5/E.
Em7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 4:00 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C6 → Em7 → E → Em7 → Em → Em7 → C6 → Em7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Em7 | 1:10 | 29% |
| C6 | 0:32 | 13% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:20 | 8% |
| D | 0:18 | 8% |
| D6 | 0:18 | 7% |
| Em | 0:17 | 7% |
| C | 0:14 | 6% |
| A/E | 0:07 | 3% |
Em – C6 – G/D – D – Em7 – Cmaj7 – D – Em7 – C – G/D – D7 – Em7 – C – D6 – Em – C/G – D6 – Em6 – C/G – D6 – E – C/G – D7 – Em7 – C6 – Dmaj7 – Em7 – C6 – D – Em7 – C – D6 – A/E – Em7 – C6 – Em7 – Cmaj7 – Em7 – C6 – D – Em7 – C6 – D – A – D/E – C6 – Bm – Am – …
