Chords of: Major Tom (Coming Home) by: Peter Schilling. (C, Em, E, Am) 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.
“Major Tom (Coming Home)” by Peter Schilling is in C Major and runs at about 162 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 137 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, Em, E, Am.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 4:06 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → Em7 → A → E → D → Em → C → Em. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| D | 0:38 | 16% |
| Em | 0:29 | 12% |
| E | 0:26 | 10% |
| G | 0:25 | 10% |
| C | 0:25 | 10% |
| Em7 | 0:24 | 10% |
| Am | 0:17 | 7% |
| A | 0:15 | 6% |
E – Bm7 – E – G6 – F#7 – Em7 – A – E – A7 – D – Em – F#m7b5/E – D – C – A – D – Em – A/E – F#m7b5/E – D/E – Em – A7 – F#m7b5/E – D – Am7 – A – Em7 – B – G – D – Am – C – G – D – Am – Em7 – A – E – Em – A6 – D – Em – A/E – D/A – C – A7 – Em – A/E – …
