CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Great Gatsby, chord by chord.

Chords of: Great Gatsby by: Rod Wave. (E7, E, C#m7, Abm7) 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 “Great Gatsby”

“Great Gatsby” by Rod Wave is in E Major and runs at about 139 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 111 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E7, E, C#m7, Abm7.

E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 32% of the 2:58 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m7 → E → C#m7 → E → C#m7 → E → C#m7 → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 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
E0:5632%
C#m70:4928%
B0:1911%
A0:106%
Amaj70:105%
B60:085%
A60:063%
Abm70:032%

Chord progression, in order

C#m7 – Amaj7 – E – B – C#m7 – A – E – F#m7b5/E – B – C#m7 – A6 – E – C#m7 – A6 – E – B – E/B – C#m7 – A6 – E – B – C#m7 – A6 – E – B – C#m7 – B/C# – C#m – Amaj7 – F#m – E – B – C#m7 – A6 – E – B – Abm7 – E – Amaj7 – E – B – C#m7 – Amaj7 – Emaj7 – B – C#m7 – A – E – …