Chords of: These Are the Ways by: Red Hot Chili Peppers. (A, E, C#, 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.
“These Are the Ways” by Red Hot Chili Peppers is in E Major and runs at about 129 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 33 different chords across 137 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, E, C#, B.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 3:56 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → A → E → A → E → A → E → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| E | 0:35 | 15% |
| A | 0:33 | 14% |
| B | 0:26 | 11% |
| C# | 0:21 | 9% |
| Bm7 | 0:16 | 7% |
| Em | 0:12 | 5% |
| B7 | 0:11 | 4% |
| F# | 0:10 | 4% |
E – A – E – A – F#/C# – E – A – F#7 – E – A – E – Ab/Gb – A – B/F# – E – A – C# – A – E – B – A – E – B – E – F# – C# – A7 – E – B – F#maj7 – C#maj7 – A6 – E – F# – D7 – A6 – Em – B – Em – B – Emaj7 – F#7 – Gmaj7 – Amaj7 – Bm7 – E – F# – Gmaj7 – …
