Chords of: Tender Surrender (Live) by: Steve Vai. (Em, Em7, D, Am7) 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.
“Tender Surrender (Live)” by Steve Vai is in D Major and runs at about 129 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 60 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em, Em7, D, Am7.
Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 4:29 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em → A → Am7 → D → Em → Am7 → D → Em. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Em | 1:13 | 27% |
| Em7 | 1:01 | 23% |
| D | 0:42 | 16% |
| Am7 | 0:22 | 8% |
| Am | 0:15 | 6% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:10 | 4% |
| Dm7 | 0:07 | 3% |
| G | 0:07 | 3% |
Em – A – Am7 – D – Em – Am7 – D – Em – Em7 – Cmaj7 – D – Em – Em7 – Dm7 – G – Cmaj7 – F7 – F#m7 – Bm7 – Em7 – Am7 – D – Em7 – Am7 – D – Em – D – Em – D – Em – Am – D – Em – Am – D – Em – Cmaj7 – C – D – Em – Dm7 – G – C – F – F#7 – Bm – Em – Am – …
