CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Somebody Help Me, chord by chord.

Chords of: Somebody Help Me by: Sean Houston. (D6, Em, Cmaj7, Bm) 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 Help Me”

“Somebody Help Me” by Sean Houston is in E Minor and runs at about 110 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 81 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D6, Em, Cmaj7, Bm.

Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 44% of the 3:56 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em → C → Em → C6 → D6 → Em → C6 → D6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 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
Em1:4444%
Cmaj70:3013%
D60:3013%
Bm0:208%
C60:156%
Em70:104%
C0:073%
B0:042%

Chord progression, in order

Em – C – Bm – Fmaj7 – Em – C6 – D6 – Em – C6 – D6 – Em – Bm – Em – B – Em – Bm – Cmaj7 – D6 – A7 – Em – Cmaj7 – D6 – Em – Cmaj7 – D6 – Em – Cmaj7 – D6 – Em – Cmaj7 – Bm – Em7 – Bm – E – Em7 – Bm7 – B – Em – Bm – Cmaj7 – D6 – G/A – A – Em – Cmaj7 – G/D – Em – C6 – …