CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Leave Me Behind, chord by chord.

Chords of: Leave Me Behind by: Nickelback. (F#, B, E, 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.

About the chords of “Leave Me Behind”

“Leave Me Behind” by Nickelback is in E Major and runs at about 84 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 6 different chords across 73 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#, B, E, C#m.

F# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 3:41 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m → E → B → F# → C#m → E/B → B → C#m. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F#0:5927%
B0:5525%
E0:5425%
C#m0:4822%
E/B0:031%
B/F#0:011%

Chord progression, in order

C#m – E – B – F# – C#m – E/B – B – C#m – E – B – E – F# – C#m – E – B – F# – C#m – E – B – F# – C#m – E – B – F# – C#m – E – B – F# – B/F# – C#m – E – B – F# – E – F# – C#m – E – B – F# – C#m – E – B – F# – C#m – E – B – F# – C#m – …