CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Black & Gold (Russ Chimes Remix), chord by chord.

Chords of: Black & Gold (Russ Chimes Remix) by: Sam Sparro. (E, Em7, Cmaj7, 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.

About the chords of “Black & Gold (Russ Chimes Remix)”

“Black & Gold (Russ Chimes Remix)” by Sam Sparro is in E Minor and runs at about 136 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 75 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, Em7, Cmaj7, Em.

Em7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 35% of the 3:28 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E7 → E → Em7 → G → E → Em → C → A7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Em71:1335%
Cmaj70:2512%
Em0:189%
E0:157%
C0:147%
C60:115%
G0:105%
Am70:084%

Chord progression, in order

E7 – E – Em7 – C – G – C6 – G – E – Em – E7 – C – A7 – Baug – D – Em7 – C6 – Gmaj7 – C – G/A – G – Em7 – Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – A7 – G – Em7 – C – G/A – B7 – G/D – Em7 – Cmaj7 – G/A – B – Dmaj7 – Em – Cmaj7 – Am7 – Gmaj7 – Em – C – Am7 – Gmaj7 – Em7 – C6 – Bm7 – Em7 – Cmaj7 – …