Chords of: Black by: Pearl Jam. (G6, E, C, Em) 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.
“Black” by Pearl Jam is in C Major and runs at about 77 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 125 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G6, E, C, Em.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 5:42 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → Am → E7 → A/E → E7 → A → E → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 3 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 1:03 | 19% |
| C | 0:56 | 16% |
| Em | 0:52 | 15% |
| D | 0:36 | 11% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:34 | 10% |
| E7 | 0:20 | 6% |
| A | 0:19 | 6% |
| D6 | 0:14 | 4% |
E – D/E – Am – E7 – A/E – E7 – A – Amaj7 – E – B7 – E – A – Am – E7 – A – E – A – E – A/E – C#m7 – Am7b5/G – E – E6 – A6 – Amaj7 – E7 – A – D – A/E – E – Emaj7 – C – Em – C – Em7 – Em – D – C – Em – D – C – E – A – C/D – E – A6 – E – A – …
