Chords of: Take Me to the River by: Lorde. (E, Em, Em7, Em6) 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.
“Take Me to the River” by Lorde is in E Major and runs at about 100 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 191 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, Em, Em7, Em6.
Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 4:18 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em → F#m7b5 → Em → F#m7 → Em → C → G → A6. 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 — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Em | 0:47 | 18% |
| Em7 | 0:40 | 16% |
| E | 0:38 | 15% |
| Em6 | 0:19 | 7% |
| A | 0:12 | 5% |
| G6 | 0:11 | 4% |
| F#m7 | 0:10 | 4% |
| F#m7b5 | 0:09 | 3% |
Em – F#m7b5 – E – G6 – F#m7 – Em – Bm7 – A – Em – F#6 – E7 – D – A – Em – F#m7 – Em7 – D – A – Em – F#m7b5 – E7 – D – A – Em – E6 – D – A – C – G – A6 – Em7 – F#m7 – E – F#m7 – Em – F#m7 – G – F#m – E – F#m7 – Em – F#m – Em7 – F# – E – Em6 – G – F#m – …
