Chords of: The Unforgiven by: Metallica. (E, Am, Am7, G) 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.
“The Unforgiven” by Metallica is in G Major and runs at about 70 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 240 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, Am, Am7, G.
Am is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 6:21 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → Am → E → Am → E → Am → C → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 1 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — G Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Am | 1:14 | 19% |
| G | 0:51 | 13% |
| Am7 | 0:46 | 12% |
| A | 0:39 | 10% |
| C | 0:37 | 10% |
| E | 0:31 | 8% |
| Em | 0:16 | 4% |
| Emaj7 | 0:12 | 3% |
E – Am – E – Am – E – Am – A – B – C – G – Em – Bm7b5 – A – B7 – C – G – Emaj7 – Em – A – Am – A – Am – Em – G/D – D – Am7 – D/A – Am7 – Em – Gm – D – Am7 – Em – Eaug – G/D – D7 – Am – D – Am7 – Em7 – G/D – D – Am7 – D – Cmaj7 – G – Dm7 – D/A – …
