Chords of: Notion by: The Rare Occasions. (Emaj7, A, Amaj7, B6) 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.
“Notion” by The Rare Occasions is in A Major and runs at about 159 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 33 different chords across 106 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Emaj7, A, Amaj7, B6.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 3:12 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A → Dmaj7 → Bm7b5 → Bm7 → Bm → Bm7 → Amaj7 → A. 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 — A Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 0:27 | 14% |
| Amaj7 | 0:23 | 12% |
| C#m | 0:13 | 7% |
| B6 | 0:13 | 7% |
| Bm | 0:11 | 6% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:11 | 6% |
| Aaug | 0:08 | 4% |
| E/B | 0:07 | 4% |
A – C# – Faug – F#m – Dmaj7 – Em7 – Bm7b5 – C#/E# – Bm7 – C#m – F#7 – C#m – Bm – C#m – F#m7 – C#m – Bm7 – B6 – Amaj7 – A – Faug – Fdim – C# – B6 – Abm7b5/Gb – C#/B – B6 – A – C#m – Bm – F#m – Abm7b5/Gb – C#m7 – Dmaj7 – E6 – Faug – C#m – Amaj7 – F# – F – Dmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Amaj7 – F#m7 – Bm – C#m – D – A6 – …
