Chords of: I Promised Myself by: Nick Kamen. (E, A, Bm, C#m) 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.
“I Promised Myself” by Nick Kamen is in E Major and runs at about 128 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 97 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, A, Bm, C#m.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 3:57 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A → E → Bm7 → E → A → E → F#m → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1:14 | 31% |
| E | 1:04 | 27% |
| Bm | 0:19 | 8% |
| Bm7 | 0:14 | 6% |
| C#m | 0:14 | 6% |
| F# | 0:14 | 6% |
| B7 | 0:08 | 3% |
| F#m | 0:05 | 2% |
A – E – Bm7 – E – A – E – F#m – C#m7b5 – Bm7 – A6 – E – C#m – C#m7 – B/F# – F# – Bm – Bm7 – A/E – E – A – E – B7 – F# – Bm – E – A – E – B7 – F#m – E6 – C# – C#m7 – B – F# – Bm – Bm7 – A – E – C#m – B – F# – Bm – Bm7 – A – E – A – E – Bm7 – …
