Chords of: Animals by: Maroon 5. (Cmaj7, Em, Gmaj7, G6) 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.
“Animals” by Maroon 5 is in E Minor and runs at about 95 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 78 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cmaj7, Em, Gmaj7, G6.
Cmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 40% of the 3:50 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em7b5 → Em → Bm → C → Em → Gmaj7 → C → Em. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cmaj7 | 1:32 | 40% |
| Em | 1:04 | 28% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:15 | 7% |
| G6 | 0:10 | 5% |
| Em7 | 0:07 | 3% |
| C | 0:07 | 3% |
| Em7b5 | 0:07 | 3% |
| Bm | 0:06 | 3% |
Em7b5 – Em – Bm – C – D7/F# – Em – Gmaj7 – C – D7 – Cmaj7 – Em – E7/G# – Cmaj7 – Em – G6 – Cmaj7 – Em – D6 – Cmaj7 – Em – Abm7 – G6 – Cmaj7 – Em – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – D/C – Cmaj7 – Em – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – D/C – Cmaj7 – Em – E7 – Cmaj7 – Em – G6 – Cmaj7 – Em – Bm – Cmaj7 – Em – Gmaj7 – G6 – Cmaj7 – Em – Bm – …
