Chords of: Sex on Fire by: Kings Of Leon. (E, C#m, Emaj7, Amaj7) 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.
“Sex on Fire” by Kings Of Leon is in E Major and runs at about 154 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 13 different chords across 59 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, C#m, Emaj7, Amaj7.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 41% of the 3:22 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → C#m → E → C#m → E → Ebm7b5/Db → C#m7 → Emaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 7 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 | 1:23 | 41% |
| C#m | 0:31 | 15% |
| Emaj7 | 0:26 | 13% |
| Amaj7 | 0:22 | 11% |
| C#m7 | 0:17 | 8% |
| Ebm7b5/Db | 0:10 | 5% |
| C#7 | 0:06 | 3% |
| Abm | 0:05 | 2% |
E – C#m – E – C#m – E – Ebm7b5/Db – Abm – C#m7 – Emaj7 – C#7 – E – C#m – Ebm7b5/Db – B/A – Amaj7 – E – C#m7 – Abm – C#m7 – Emaj7 – C#m7 – Ebm7b5/Db – Amaj7 – E – C#m – Emaj7 – Amaj7 – E – A6 – C#m – F#m7 – Amaj7 – E – Abm – C#m7 – Emaj7 – C#m7 – Ebm7b5/Db – Amaj7 – E – C#m – Amaj7 – E – C#m – Emaj7 – C#m – E – Emaj7 – …
