Chords of: Days We Left Behind by: Paul McCartney. (B, F#, E, Abm) 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.
“Days We Left Behind” by Paul McCartney is in E Major and runs at about 99 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 88 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B, F#, E, Abm.
F# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 3:14 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → E/B → Abm → Bmaj7 → B → F#7/A# → Abm → F#. 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 — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F# | 0:48 | 25% |
| B | 0:46 | 24% |
| E | 0:30 | 16% |
| Abm | 0:29 | 15% |
| Emaj7 | 0:10 | 5% |
| F#7/A# | 0:07 | 3% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:04 | 2% |
| F#/A# | 0:03 | 2% |
B – E/B – Bmaj7 – Abm – Bmaj7 – B – F#7/A# – C#/G# – Abm – F# – B – F#7/A# – C#/G# – Abm – F# – E – B – F# – Abm – F#/G# – E – B – F# – F#6 – E – Emaj7 – C#m7 – B – F#7/A# – F#6 – Abm – F# – B – F#/A# – Abm – F# – E – B – F# – Abm7 – Emaj7 – B – F#/A# – Abm – Ebm – Abm – Ebm7 – B – …
