Chords of: Waiting by: KIAN. (Em, Cmaj7, C, C6) 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.
“Waiting” by KIAN is in C Major and runs at about 137 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 135 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em, Cmaj7, C, C6.
Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 3:33 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em → Daug → Caug → C → Daug → C → D → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Em | 0:42 | 20% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:35 | 17% |
| C | 0:29 | 14% |
| C6 | 0:27 | 13% |
| D | 0:18 | 9% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:12 | 6% |
| G | 0:07 | 3% |
| Em7 | 0:07 | 3% |
Em – Daug – Caug – C – Daug – C – A7 – D – C – Em – A – G – D – C6 – Em – A – D – G – D – C – Em – D – Gmaj7 – D – C6 – Em – D – Cmaj7 – Em – D – G – C – D/C – Cmaj7 – C6 – Em – D6 – Cmaj7 – D/C – Cmaj7 – C6 – Em – Bm – C6 – Cmaj7 – C6 – Em7 – Bm7 – …
