Chords of: Sam by: Sarius. (G6, E, A, 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.
“Sam” by Sarius is in C Major and runs at about 118 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 79 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G6, E, A, B.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 2:46 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → A → E → G6 → B → A → E → Gmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 0:26 | 16% |
| A | 0:25 | 15% |
| G6 | 0:20 | 12% |
| B | 0:18 | 11% |
| A6 | 0:12 | 7% |
| G | 0:09 | 5% |
| Bm | 0:08 | 5% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:07 | 4% |
B – Bm7 – Em – A – E – G6 – Am7 – B – Emaj7 – A – D/A – Amaj7 – E – Gmaj7 – C#m7b5/B – E/F# – B – Bm7 – A6 – Bm7 – E – E7 – G6 – Gmaj7 – B7 – E/F# – B – Bm7 – A6 – D6 – E – E7 – G6 – Ab7 – A/B – B – A – E – G6 – B – B7 – E/F# – A – E – G6 – Gmaj7 – A7 – E/F# – …