Chords of: Ein Leben lang ist nicht lang by: Peter Maffay, Johannes Oerding. (B, B6, E, A) 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.
“Ein Leben lang ist nicht lang” by Peter Maffay, Johannes Oerding is in E Major and runs at about 127 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 14 different chords across 108 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B, B6, E, A.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 2:54 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → B6 → E → B6 → E → B6 → B → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 0:51 | 29% |
| B | 0:46 | 27% |
| B6 | 0:34 | 20% |
| A6 | 0:19 | 11% |
| A | 0:11 | 6% |
| C#m7b5/B | 0:03 | 2% |
| Bm6 | 0:02 | 1% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:02 | 1% |
E – B6 – E – B6 – E – B6 – A6 – E – B – E – Bm6 – E – B6 – E – B6 – A6 – E – B6 – A6 – C#m – B – A – E – B – A – E – B – A6 – E – B – A6 – E – B – A6 – E – B – A6 – E – B – E – B6 – E – B6 – E – B6 – A6 – Abm7 – Bmaj7 – …
