Chords of: Come As You Are by: Nirvana. (Em, D, G6, Em7) 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.
“Come As You Are” by Nirvana is in D Major and runs at about 121 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 148 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em, D, G6, Em7.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 3:30 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → Em7 → D → G6 → D → Em7 → D → Em7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 0:53 | 25% |
| Em | 0:26 | 13% |
| G6 | 0:26 | 13% |
| Em7 | 0:24 | 11% |
| C | 0:19 | 9% |
| G | 0:17 | 8% |
| G7 | 0:09 | 4% |
| A7 | 0:09 | 4% |
D – Em7 – Eb – D – Eb – G6 – Eb – D – Eb – Em7 – Eb – D – Em7 – Eb – D – Em7 – D – B/D# – G6 – D – Eb6 – E – G6 – Ebaug – D – Emaj7 – G6 – D – Em7 – B – D – Emaj7 – G6 – Eb – D – B/D# – Em7 – B/D# – D – Emaj7 – G6 – D – E – A/B – G – Em – G7 – Em – …
