CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Somebody (Live), chord by chord.

Chords of: Somebody (Live) by: Sara James. (E/B, E, Amaj7, B) 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 “Somebody (Live)”

“Somebody (Live)” by Sara James is in E Major and runs at about 123 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 99 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E/B, E, Amaj7, B.

E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 3:12 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A/B → E/B → B7 → Bb7/D → E → C#m → Amaj7 → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
E1:0333%
Amaj70:3317%
B0:2614%
C#m0:2010%
C#m70:105%
E/B0:105%
B70:095%
A0:074%

Chord progression, in order

C#m7 – A/B – E/B – B7 – Bb7/D – E – C#m – Amaj7 – Em – E – E6 – C#m – A – E – B – C#m – Amaj7 – E – Emaj7 – C#m – Amaj7 – E – Amaj7 – E – B – C#m7 – Abm – Amaj7 – E – B – C#m – Amaj7 – E – B – C#m7 – Abm – Amaj7 – E – B – C#m – Amaj7 – E – C#m – Amaj7 – E – C#m – Amaj7 – E – …