CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Am I Evil? (live), chord by chord.

Chords of: Am I Evil? (live) by: Metallica. (E, Eb, Eb7, Amaj7) 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 “Am I Evil? (live)”

“Am I Evil? (live)” by Metallica is in E Major and runs at about 146 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 45 different chords across 186 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, Eb, Eb7, Amaj7.

Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 4:59 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbm7b5/Ab → Eb → E → Eb7 → Fm7b5/Eb → Eb → Amaj7 → Eb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Eb1:2528%
Amaj70:3110%
Eb70:207%
E0:196%
Ebm0:145%
B0:103%
Ab/Eb0:093%
Eb/Bb0:083%

Chord progression, in order

Bbm7b5/Ab – Ab – Eb – E – F# – Eb7 – Fm7b5/Eb – Eb – Bbmaj7 – Amaj7 – Emaj7 – Eb – Bb7 – Amaj7 – Emaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Amaj7 – Emaj7 – Eb – Bbmaj7 – Amaj7 – Emaj7 – Eb – C# – Eb – C# – Eb – C# – Eb – C#/D# – Eb – Bb – A – E – Eb – Bb – A – Eb – E – F# – Ab7 – F# – Bbm – Bb/Ab – Ebm – C#6 – Ebm – Bb – …