CHORD LIBRARY

Play along FREEDOM (THE FIRST TAKE), chord by chord.

Chords of: FREEDOM (THE FIRST TAKE) by: Takanori Nishikawa. (E7, Em7, G, E) 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 “FREEDOM (THE FIRST TAKE)”

“FREEDOM (THE FIRST TAKE)” by Takanori Nishikawa is in G Major and runs at about 140 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 44 different chords across 150 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E7, Em7, G, E.

Em7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 5:06 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em → Em7 → Dm → C#m7b5 → C → E → Em7 → A/C#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — G Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Em70:5819%
G0:258%
E0:217%
D0:217%
Gmaj70:206%
F#m70:134%
Ebmaj70:134%
Bb0:124%

Chord progression, in order

Em – Em7 – Dm – C# – C#m7b5 – C – E – D/E – Em7 – Daug – D – A/C# – C – Em – Em7 – Em – A/E – Dm – G – E – Gmaj7 – G6 – D – G – Em7 – Gmaj7 – D – Em7 – Bm7 – G – D6 – Em7 – Gmaj7 – D – Em7 – F#m7 – G – D – Em7 – F#m7 – A – E – Dmaj7 – F#m7 – A – E – Bm7 – F#m7 – …