Chords of: idioot by: säm. (E, Amaj7, Ab, C#m) 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.
“idioot” by säm is in E Major and runs at about 99 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 97 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, Amaj7, Ab, C#m.
Amaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 3:20 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → Ab → C#m → A → E → Ab → C#m → A. 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Amaj7 | 0:45 | 22% |
| E | 0:39 | 20% |
| Ab | 0:24 | 12% |
| C#m | 0:22 | 11% |
| Ab7 | 0:16 | 8% |
| A | 0:15 | 8% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:10 | 5% |
| E/G# | 0:06 | 3% |
E – Em – Ab – C#m – A – E – Ab – C#m – A – E – Abmaj7 – C#m – Amaj7 – Ab – E – Abmaj7 – Abaug – C#m – Amaj7 – Ab7 – E – B6 – Amaj7 – Ab7 – F#m7 – E – Ab7 – Amaj7 – E – Ab – F#m – Amaj7 – F#m7b5/E – E – Ab – Amaj7 – F#m7 – E – Ab – C#m – A – E – Ab – C#m – A – E/G# – A6 – Ab – …
