Chords of: Ups and downs by: Sara Rikas. (F#m, Bm7, Em6, 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.
“Ups and downs” by Sara Rikas is in E Minor and runs at about 187 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 12 different chords across 73 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#m, Bm7, Em6, Em.
Bm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 2:10 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gmaj7 → Em → Bm7 → Em → Bm7 → Em → D6 → Em. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bm7 | 0:32 | 25% |
| Em6 | 0:26 | 20% |
| Em | 0:21 | 17% |
| Bm | 0:16 | 13% |
| F#m | 0:14 | 11% |
| F#m7 | 0:08 | 6% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:06 | 5% |
| D6 | 0:04 | 3% |
Em – Gmaj7 – Em – Bm – F#m – Bm7 – F#m7 – Em – Bm – F#m7 – Bm7 – F#m – Bm – Em – F#m7 – D6 – Em – Bm – F#m7 – Bm7 – F#m – Em6 – Gmaj7 – Em6 – Bm – F#m – A/B – Bm7 – F#m – Em6 – Bm – Em – Bm – Em6 – F#m – Bm7 – F#m – A/E – Bm – Em6 – Bm – F#m – Bm7 – Em – Bm – Em6 – Bm7 – F#m – …
