CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Great Gatsby, chord by chord.

Chords of: Great Gatsby by: Rod Wave. (E, C#m7, B6, E6) 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 156 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 94 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, C#m7, B6, E6.

E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 2:25 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbdim → E → C#m → Em → C#m7 → E → A → C#m7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 7 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
E0:4229%
C#m70:1813%
B0:1611%
B60:139%
Amaj70:118%
A60:086%
E60:075%
Emaj70:054%

Chord progression, in order

Bbdim – D6 – E – B – C#m – Em – B – C#m7 – B7 – E – B – A – E – A – B7/D# – C#m7 – Amaj7 – E – B – C#m7 – Amaj7 – E – B – Amaj7 – E6 – B – A – C#m7 – A6 – E – B7 – Amaj7 – A6 – E – B6 – C#m7 – Abm7 – A6 – E – B6 – C# – A6 – E – B – C#m7 – Abm7 – A6 – Emaj7 – …