Chords of: Patience by: Nas, Damian Marley. (Am, Em, Am7, E) 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.
“Patience” by Nas, Damian Marley is in E Major and runs at about 124 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 94 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Am, Em, Am7, E.
Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 40% of the 4:19 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am → Em → Am → E → Am → Em → Am → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Em | 1:44 | 40% |
| Am | 1:19 | 31% |
| Am7 | 0:39 | 15% |
| E | 0:15 | 6% |
| C/D | 0:06 | 2% |
| A7 | 0:03 | 1% |
| Edim | 0:03 | 1% |
| Amaj7 | 0:02 | 1% |
Am – Em – Am – C – G/D – E – Am – A7 – Em – Am – C – E – B7 – Am – A7 – Em – B7 – Am7 – C – Em7b5/D – Em – Am – Em – Am7 – C/D – Em – Am – Em – Am7 – C/D – Em – Am7 – Em – Am – C/D – E – Am – A7 – Em – Am7 – C/D – Em – Am – Em – Am7 – C/D – Em – Am – …
