CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Lean On Me, chord by chord.

Chords of: Lean On Me by: Now United. (Bm, Gmaj7, G6, B) 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 “Lean On Me”

“Lean On Me” by Now United is in B Minor and runs at about 102 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 110 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bm, Gmaj7, G6, B.

Gmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 3:02 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G6 → Bm → D6 → B → Gmaj7 → E7/G# → Gmaj7 → Bm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in B Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Gmaj70:5228%
G60:2312%
D60:2011%
B0:2011%
Bm0:1810%
A60:148%
E7/G#0:063%
B70:042%

Chord progression, in order

Gmaj7 – G6 – A – Bm – Em – D6 – F#7 – B – Gmaj7 – Cm7b5 – Bm – E7/G# – A6 – E7/G# – Gmaj7 – E7/G# – A6 – Gmaj7 – D6 – A6 – Gmaj7 – D6 – A6 – Bm – Amaj7 – D6 – F#m – B – G6 – D6 – A6 – Bm – G6 – D6 – A6 – B – Emaj7 – B – Gmaj7 – G6 – A6 – E7/G# – Gmaj7 – G6 – A6 – Gmaj7 – D6 – A6 – …