CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Side Effects (feat. Emily Warren), chord by chord.

Chords of: Side Effects (feat. Emily Warren) by: The Chainsmokers, Emily Warren. (Cm7, C, Abmaj7, Cm) 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 “Side Effects (feat. Emily Warren)”

“Side Effects (feat. Emily Warren)” by The Chainsmokers, Emily Warren is in C Minor and runs at about 110 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 117 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm7, C, Abmaj7, Cm.

C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 3:23 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bmaj7 → Bbmaj7 → C#m7 → G6 → Bmaj7 → Cm → D/C → Bb7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C0:3919%
Abmaj70:2613%
Cm0:2311%
Bb0:157%
Cm70:137%
Bbmaj70:137%
Ab0:115%
Bb60:115%

Chord progression, in order

Bmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – C#m7 – G6 – Bmaj7 – Cm – D/C – C – Bbmaj7 – Ab – F6 – Ab – Bb7 – C7 – Gm – C – Bbmaj7 – Ab – Dm – Ab – Bb7 – C – Cm7 – Ab – Bb – C – G – Cm – F – Abmaj7 – F – Abmaj7 – Bb6 – C – Cm – F7 – Abmaj7 – Bb6 – C – G – C – Bbmaj7 – Ab – Dm – Ab – Bb7 – C – Cm7 – …