Chords of: Vanilla by: LIGHTSUM. (Abmaj7, E, Em, Emaj7) 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.
“Vanilla” by LIGHTSUM is in E Major and runs at about 120 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 63 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abmaj7, E, Em, Emaj7.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 59% of the 3:17 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → Em → Bm7 → Am7 → Em7 → Bm7 → Em → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 3 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 1:57 | 59% |
| Em | 0:13 | 7% |
| Emaj7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| B | 0:06 | 3% |
| Bm7 | 0:06 | 3% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:06 | 3% |
| Em7 | 0:05 | 3% |
| C#m | 0:05 | 3% |
E – Em – Bm7 – Em – Am7 – G – Cmaj7 – Em7 – D – Bm7 – Em – E – A/E – E – A – E – D – E – Dmaj7 – E – C7 – Emaj7 – Cmaj7 – Emaj7 – C#m7b5/B – B – Em – D – Em – Am7 – Em7 – Bm7 – Em – B – E – A – E – A – E – Dm – E – Faug – E – Amaj7 – B – Cdim – D/E – E7 – …
