Chords of: Midnight Memories by: One Direction. (E, B6, Eb7, D7) 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.
“Midnight Memories” by One Direction is in E Major and runs at about 155 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 37 different chords across 125 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, B6, Eb7, D7.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 3:17 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cmaj7 → Ebaug → Eb7 → Cmaj7 → Eb7 → D → Em7 → Bm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| E | 0:36 | 18% |
| B6 | 0:29 | 14% |
| Amaj7 | 0:16 | 8% |
| Eb7 | 0:14 | 7% |
| D7 | 0:13 | 6% |
| A | 0:09 | 5% |
| A6 | 0:08 | 4% |
| B | 0:07 | 4% |
Cmaj7 – Ebaug – Eb7 – Cmaj7 – Eb7 – Cmaj7 – Eb7 – Cm – Eb7 – E – D – G/F – E – Ab7 – A6 – D – A6 – Em7 – E/B – F#m7 – D – A6 – E – Bm7 – G – E – A6 – D – A6 – Em – Ab7/C – A – C – D7 – E – A – B6 – C#m7 – E – F#7 – Amaj7 – B6 – E – A – Ab7/C – B – Cm7b5 – C#m7 – …
