Chords of: SOUNDS OF THE SKENG by: Stormzy. (Em, Emaj7, E, Em7) 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.
“SOUNDS OF THE SKENG” by Stormzy is in E Major and runs at about 139 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 67 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em, Emaj7, E, Em7.
Emaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 3:14 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em → A/B → E → Fmaj7 → Emaj7 → Fmaj7 → Em → Emaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Emaj7 | 0:51 | 27% |
| E | 0:36 | 19% |
| Em | 0:26 | 14% |
| Em7 | 0:16 | 8% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:14 | 7% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:07 | 4% |
| E7 | 0:05 | 3% |
| G/A | 0:05 | 3% |
Em – A/B – Bm7 – E – Abm7b5 – E – Fmaj7 – Emaj7 – Fmaj7 – Em – E – B – Gmaj7 – Emaj7 – Dm7 – Emaj7 – Cmaj7 – Fdim – Emaj7 – E – Fmaj7 – Em6 – E – Am – Bm – Emaj7 – Cm7 – E7 – Emaj7 – Fmaj7 – Em7 – E – D6 – Emaj7 – Cmaj7 – Bdim – Emaj7 – Fmaj7 – E – Fmaj7 – E – Em – B6 – G/A – Bm6 – F#7 – Dm6 – E – …
