Chords of: Closer by: Ne-Yo. (D7/F#, Em7, C, Em) 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.
“Closer” by Ne-Yo is in C Major and runs at about 126 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 99 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D7/F#, Em7, C, Em.
Em7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 3:52 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em → E/F# → Cdim → Em7 → F#m7b5/E → D7/F# → Gmaj7 → Cmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Em7 | 1:10 | 30% |
| C | 0:47 | 20% |
| Em | 0:27 | 12% |
| D7/F# | 0:26 | 11% |
| D | 0:13 | 6% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:12 | 5% |
| Cdim | 0:10 | 4% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:06 | 3% |
Em – E/F# – C – Cdim – D/C – C – Cdim – Bm – Em7 – F#m7b5/E – Cm – D7/F# – Gmaj7 – F#m7b5 – Cmaj7 – D7/F# – Cmaj7 – D7/F# – Em7 – D/E – Em – Gmaj7 – C – D7/F# – C – D – Em7 – D – Em7 – C – D7/F# – C – D – Em7 – D – Em7 – C – Gmaj7 – D7/F# – Cmaj7 – Em7 – C – D7/F# – Cmaj7 – D7/F# – F#m7b5/E – Em7 – C – …
