Chords of: Lightning Crashes by: Live. (F#, B, E, Ebm7) 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.
“Lightning Crashes” by Live is in E Major and runs at about 99 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 145 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#, B, E, Ebm7.
F# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 44% of the 5:20 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → B → F# → E → B → F# → Emaj7 → B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 3 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F# | 2:20 | 44% |
| B | 1:10 | 22% |
| E | 0:58 | 18% |
| Emaj7 | 0:12 | 4% |
| Ebm7 | 0:12 | 4% |
| Abm | 0:11 | 3% |
| E/B | 0:06 | 2% |
| Abm7 | 0:01 | 0% |
E – B – F# – E – B – F# – Emaj7 – B – F# – Eb – E – B – F# – Eb – E – B – F# – Eb – E/B – B – Ab/C – F# – Eb – E – B – C#7 – F# – Ebm6 – E – B – F# – E – B – C#/D# – F# – Bmaj7 – E/B – B – C#7 – F# – E – B – F# – B/F# – F#6 – E – B – F# – …
