Chords of: People by: The 1975. (E7, Emaj7, Em7, 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.
“People” by The 1975 is in E Major and runs at about 150 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 13 different chords across 34 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E7, Emaj7, Em7, E.
E7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 68% of the 2:05 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em7 → E7 → Em7b5 → Em7 → E7 → E → E7 → Emaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| E7 | 1:25 | 68% |
| Emaj7 | 0:11 | 9% |
| Em7 | 0:07 | 6% |
| E | 0:06 | 4% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:04 | 3% |
| Amaj7 | 0:03 | 2% |
| Bm | 0:02 | 2% |
| D/A | 0:02 | 2% |
Em7 – E7 – Amaj7 – E7 – D/A – E7 – A7 – E7 – Bmaj7 – E7 – B – E7 – Bm – E7 – Bm – E7 – G7/B – Amaj7 – E7 – D/A – E7 – Em7b5 – E7 – Amaj7 – Em7 – F#maj7 – E7 – Bmaj7 – E – Bmaj7 – E7 – Bmaj7 – Emaj7 – E7
