Chords of: Before I Forget by: Slipknot. (B, B6, E, Emaj7) 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.
“Before I Forget” by Slipknot is in E Major and runs at about 133 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 40 different chords across 148 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B, B6, E, Emaj7.
B6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 3:36 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C# → C#7 → Emaj7 → C#m7 → B6 → C#m → Abm → D. 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 Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B6 | 0:41 | 19% |
| E | 0:30 | 14% |
| Emaj7 | 0:19 | 9% |
| C#7 | 0:16 | 7% |
| C# | 0:13 | 6% |
| Amaj7 | 0:10 | 4% |
| C#m7 | 0:09 | 4% |
| C#m | 0:09 | 4% |
C# – C#7 – Emaj7 – C#m7 – B6 – C#m – Amaj7 – Abm – D – C#7 – D6 – Emaj7 – B – E – Dmaj7 – C# – D6 – Emaj7 – F#7 – C# – D6 – Emaj7 – Gm – F# – A – Em – Gmaj7 – C#7 – E – B7 – C# – Amaj7 – Eb/Db – Dm7b5 – C#7 – E – C# – Emaj7 – Gmaj7 – C#m7 – B – E – Gdim – F# – A – Em – Gm6 – F#6 – …
