Chords of: It's Not Easy by: Lucky Dube. (F#, B, E, 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.
“It's Not Easy” by Lucky Dube is in E Major and runs at about 129 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 113 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#, B, E, Emaj7.
B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 42% of the 5:20 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → E → F# → B → E → F# → B → E. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| B | 2:15 | 42% |
| E | 1:25 | 27% |
| F# | 1:13 | 23% |
| F#6 | 0:07 | 2% |
| Emaj7 | 0:04 | 1% |
| F#7 | 0:04 | 1% |
| E/F# | 0:04 | 1% |
| B6 | 0:02 | 1% |
B – Bm6 – B7 – E – Emaj7 – F# – E/F# – B – E – B – F# – B/F# – F#7 – B – E – B – E – F# – B – E/B – B – E – F# – B/F# – F#6 – B – E – Abm – F# – E/B – B – E/B – B – E – F# – B – E – F# – B – F# – E – F# – E – F# – E – B – F# – E – …
