Chords of: In The Army Now by: Status Quo. (Em, Dm, Em7, Am) 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.
“In The Army Now” by Status Quo is in D Minor and runs at about 105 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 81 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em, Dm, Em7, Am.
Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 3:53 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → Dm → Am7 → Dm → C → Dm7 → Dm → Gm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Em | 0:49 | 21% |
| Dm | 0:47 | 20% |
| Em7 | 0:26 | 11% |
| Am | 0:25 | 11% |
| Dm7 | 0:18 | 8% |
| Bm | 0:11 | 5% |
| Gm | 0:11 | 5% |
| D | 0:09 | 4% |
D – Dm – Am7 – Dm – C – Dm7 – Dm – Gm – G7 – Dm – Dm7 – Dm – Gm – Dm – Am – Dm7 – Dm – F/C – Gm – Am – Dm – Dm7 – Dm – Dm7 – Gm – Am – Dm – Am7 – Dm – C – Dm7 – Dm – Dmaj7 – Em7 – Em – Am – G/B – Bm – Em – Em7 – Em – G6 – Am – G/B – Bm – Em – Em7 – B/D# – …
