Chords of: Candy by: Paolo Nutini. (Em, G, Am, C) 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.
“Candy” by Paolo Nutini is in C Major and runs at about 125 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 85 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em, G, Am, C.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 3:36 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am → Em → Am → Em → G → D → Am → Em. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 0:52 | 24% |
| Em | 0:49 | 23% |
| Am | 0:33 | 15% |
| C | 0:25 | 12% |
| D7 | 0:16 | 7% |
| D | 0:12 | 6% |
| D6 | 0:06 | 3% |
| Am7 | 0:05 | 3% |
Am – Em – Am – Em – G – D – Bm – Am – Em – G – D7 – G – Am – Bm – Am – Em7 – Em – G – D – Am – Em – F#m7b5/E – Em – G – D6 – D7 – D – Am – D/E – Am – Em – G – C/E – D7 – Bm7 – G – Am – D6 – Em – G – D7 – G – Am7 – F#m7b5/E – Am – Em7 – Em – G – …
