Chords of: What A Wonderful World (Official Lyric Video) by: Sam Cooke. (B, Abm, E, Emaj7) 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.
“What A Wonderful World (Official Lyric Video)” by Sam Cooke is in E Major and runs at about 128 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 69 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B, Abm, E, Emaj7.
Abm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 2:03 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → Abm → F#maj7 → Abm → E → F#maj7 → B6 → Emaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 10 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abm | 0:24 | 20% |
| B | 0:18 | 14% |
| E | 0:15 | 12% |
| Emaj7 | 0:10 | 8% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:10 | 8% |
| F#maj7 | 0:10 | 8% |
| B6 | 0:07 | 6% |
| F#6 | 0:06 | 5% |
B – Abm – E – B – F#maj7 – B – Abm – E – F#maj7 – B6 – Emaj7 – Bmaj7 – E – Bmaj7 – Abm – E – Fdim – F# – Bmaj7 – Abm – E – F#6 – B6 – E – B – Emaj7 – F#7 – B – F#6 – B – F# – B – G – Eb7/G – C#7 – B – C# – F#6 – B – Abm – Gaug – E – B/F# – F#maj7 – B – Abm – E6 – F#maj7 – …
