CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Xanax, chord by chord.

Chords of: Xanax by: Margaret. (D6, Em, Cmaj7, Em7) 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.

About the chords of “Xanax”

“Xanax” by Margaret is in E Minor and runs at about 137 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 80 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D6, Em, Cmaj7, Em7.

Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 48% of the 2:36 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em → Cmaj7 → D → Em → D6 → Em → Cmaj7 → D6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Em1:1548%
Cmaj70:2214%
D60:1811%
C0:106%
Em70:053%
Bm0:043%
D0:042%
C60:032%

Chord progression, in order

Em – C – Em – Em7 – Cmaj7 – D – Bm – Em – C – Am – F# – Em – C – D6 – Em – Cmaj7 – D6 – Em – Cmaj7 – D6 – Em – D6 – Em – Cmaj7 – Bm – D7 – Em – F#m7b5/E – C6 – F# – Em – Am7 – Em – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Dmaj7 – Em – C – Gmaj7 – Em – C – D6 – Em – Cmaj7 – D6 – Em – Cmaj7 – Bm – …