Chords of: This Is Why by: Paramore. (A7, Em7, Em, 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.
“This Is Why” by Paramore is in E Minor and runs at about 123 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 92 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A7, Em7, Em, Cmaj7.
Em7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 3:21 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#m7b5/E → F#7/A# → E → E7 → Em → A6 → Em → Em7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Em7 | 0:55 | 27% |
| Em | 0:40 | 20% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:26 | 13% |
| A7 | 0:16 | 8% |
| A | 0:11 | 5% |
| E7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| E | 0:08 | 4% |
| A6 | 0:06 | 3% |
E – F#m7b5/E – E – F#7/A# – D – E – C7/E – A – Gm7 – E – Eaug – B6 – E7 – Em – A6 – D – Em – Em7 – A7 – D6 – C#m7b5 – Cmaj7 – A7/C# – Em – Em7 – Bbdim – D6 – Em7 – C6 – Em7 – Cmaj7 – A – Em7 – A7 – Em6 – F#m – A7 – A6 – D6 – C#m7b5 – Cmaj7 – A7/C# – Em – C#m7b5 – Cmaj7 – A7/C# – Em – E – …
