Chords of: Real Thing by: Ruel. (D, Em7, Bm7, Em) 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.
“Real Thing” by Ruel is in D Major and runs at about 125 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 130 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Em7, Bm7, Em.
Em7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 3:10 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cmaj7 → A → Em7 → Dmaj7 → Em → B7/D# → Em → Bm7. 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 — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Em7 | 0:28 | 15% |
| Bm7 | 0:21 | 11% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:19 | 10% |
| Em | 0:19 | 10% |
| Am7 | 0:13 | 7% |
| A | 0:12 | 7% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:10 | 5% |
| C6 | 0:09 | 5% |
Cmaj7 – A – Em7 – Dmaj7 – Em – B7/D# – Em – Bm7 – Am – Em – B7 – A – Em – Dmaj7 – Cmaj7 – A – Em – G – Bm7 – Am – D6 – A – Em7 – Am – G – Bm7b5 – Cmaj7 – Am7 – Em – Bm7 – Cmaj7 – D/C – Em – Am7 – Em – Bm7 – Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – A – B7/D# – Em – Gmaj7 – B7 – Cmaj7 – D – Am – B7/D# – E – …
