Chords of: Naive by: The Kooks. (Abm7, E, Bmaj7, Emaj7) 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.
“Naive” by The Kooks is in E Major and runs at about 103 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 120 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abm7, E, Bmaj7, Emaj7.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 3:20 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C# → C#m → F#/A# → Abm7 → Emaj7 → F# → Abm → B6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 11 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 0:33 | 16% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:29 | 15% |
| Abm7 | 0:23 | 11% |
| B | 0:18 | 9% |
| Abm | 0:18 | 9% |
| Emaj7 | 0:18 | 9% |
| E6 | 0:14 | 7% |
| F#maj7 | 0:13 | 6% |
Ab – C# – E – C#m – F#/A# – B – F#7/A# – Abm7 – Emaj7 – F# – Abm – E – B6 – F# – Bm – F#7 – Abm7 – E – Abm – Ebm – F# – B – Bbdim – Ebm – E6 – B – E6 – Bmaj7 – E – Abm – C#m – Bmaj7 – E – Bmaj7 – E – Abm7 – Emaj7 – F#maj7 – Abm7 – Emaj7 – Ebm – F#maj7 – Bmaj7 – F#7/A# – Abm7 – Emaj7 – F#maj7 – Bmaj7 – …
