Chords of: Photograph by: Oscar Stembridge. (Gmaj7, E, C#m7, A) 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.
“Photograph” by Oscar Stembridge is in D Major and runs at about 137 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 92 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gmaj7, E, C#m7, A.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 32% of the 4:32 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → C7/E → E → C#m7b5 → E → B → A → B7/D#. 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 — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 1:28 | 32% |
| C#m7 | 0:42 | 15% |
| A | 0:25 | 9% |
| Amaj7 | 0:14 | 5% |
| E/B | 0:13 | 5% |
| Emaj7 | 0:13 | 5% |
| Em | 0:12 | 5% |
| C#m7b5 | 0:11 | 4% |
C# – C7/E – E – C7/E – A/C# – E – C#m7b5 – E – B – A – B7/D# – Emaj7 – Em – Ddim – Emaj7 – C#m7 – F#7 – Baug – E/B – Bm7b5/A – E – F#7 – Emaj7 – C#m7b5 – E/B – Bm7b5/A – Em – Amaj7 – E – Bdim – C#m7 – B/A – E – B – E – C#m7 – A – Emaj7 – E – Ab7 – E – Em – C#m7 – B – Em – A – E – C#m7 – …
