Chords of: Physical by: Olivia Newton-John. (C, Em7, C6, Cmaj7) 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.
“Physical” by Olivia Newton-John is in C Major and runs at about 124 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 95 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, Em7, C6, Cmaj7.
Em7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 38% of the 3:37 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em → Em7 → C6 → Em7 → C6 → E → Cmaj7 → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 4 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 | 1:24 | 38% |
| C | 0:46 | 21% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:20 | 9% |
| C6 | 0:14 | 7% |
| G6 | 0:09 | 4% |
| D | 0:07 | 3% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:07 | 3% |
| Em | 0:04 | 2% |
Am – Cmaj7 – Dmaj7 – G6 – Am7 – Cmaj7 – Dmaj7 – G6 – Am7 – Cmaj7 – Dmaj7 – Eb – Em – Bm7 – Em7 – D6 – G – C6 – Dmaj7 – G6 – Am – Cmaj7 – Dmaj7 – Eb – Em7 – C6 – C#dim – D – G6 – C6 – D – G6 – A7 – Cmaj7 – D – Eb – Em – Bm – E – Cmaj7 – C – Em7 – C – Em7 – Dmaj7 – C – C#m7b5 – D6 – …
