About the chords of “Nothing Else Matters (feat. WATT, Elton John, Yo-Yo Ma & Robert Trujillo)”
“Nothing Else Matters (feat. WATT, Elton John, Yo-Yo Ma & Robert Trujillo)” by WATT, Elton John, Yo-Yo Ma, Robert Trujillo, Miley Cyrus is in D Major and runs at about 142 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 195 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em, D, Em7, E.
Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 39% of the 6:28 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em → Am → C → D → Em → E → Em → Em7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
Chord frequency
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|
| Em | 2:33 | 39% |
| D | 0:59 | 15% |
| C | 0:35 | 9% |
| Em7 | 0:32 | 8% |
| E | 0:15 | 4% |
| Am | 0:14 | 4% |
| G6 | 0:10 | 3% |
| Am7 | 0:10 | 3% |
Chord progression, in order
Em – Am – D6 – Am – G – C – D – Em – D – C – Em – D – C – Em – E – D – C – G – B7 – Em – D – Em – D – C – Em7 – D – C – Em – D – C – G6 – B – Em – D – Cmaj7 – Em – D – C6 – Em – D – Cmaj7 – G – B7 – Em – D – C – Em – D – …
