CHORD LIBRARY

Play along When the Party’s Over, chord by chord.

Chords of: When the Party’s Over by: Pentatonix. (A, Amaj7, E, B) 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.

About the chords of “When the Party’s Over”

“When the Party’s Over” by Pentatonix is in E Major and runs at about 126 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 149 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, Amaj7, E, B.

A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 3:21 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → A → Amaj7 → B → E6 → A → Amaj7 → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
A0:4522%
E0:3819%
B0:2714%
C#m0:2412%
Amaj70:2211%
F#m0:168%
C#m70:052%
E60:042%

Chord progression, in order

A – B – C#m – B – E – B – E – A – B – C#m – B – E – B – A – B – C#maj7 – Bm – E – Bm – Amaj7 – B – Aaug – B – E6 – A – B – A – C#m7 – B – E – B – Amaj7 – F#m – E – A – B – C#m – B – E – B – A – Ebdim – C#m – E – F#m – Ab – F#m – C#m – …