Chords of: Lay Me Down by: Sam Smith. (E, Emaj7, A, F#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.
“Lay Me Down” by Sam Smith is in E Major and runs at about 123 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 72 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, Emaj7, A, F#m.
Emaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 3:47 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Emaj7 → G7/B → Emaj7 → A6 → Amaj7 → Emaj7 → A6 → Amaj7. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Emaj7 | 0:47 | 21% |
| A | 0:29 | 13% |
| E | 0:25 | 11% |
| F#m | 0:23 | 10% |
| C#m7 | 0:20 | 9% |
| A6 | 0:20 | 9% |
| F#m7 | 0:13 | 6% |
| E/B | 0:08 | 3% |
Emaj7 – G7/B – Emaj7 – A – A6 – Amaj7 – Emaj7 – A6 – Amaj7 – F#m – A – C#m – B – F#m – A – D/A – E/B – A/B – E – F#/E – C#m7 – F#m7 – F#7 – A – E – C#m7 – B/C# – F#m7 – B/F# – A6 – E/B – E – Emaj7 – E6 – A – Emaj7 – A – A/B – E – B/D# – C#m7 – F#m7 – A – E – Abm – B/D# – C#m7 – F#m7 – …
