Chords of: Zeitgeist by: Westernhagen. (C, Em7, G, D) 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.
“Zeitgeist” by Westernhagen is in C Major and runs at about 106 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 94 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, Em7, G, D.
Em7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 4:19 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abmaj7 → G → D → Cmaj7 → G → D → C → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 3 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Em7 | 0:50 | 19% |
| G | 0:43 | 17% |
| D | 0:41 | 16% |
| C | 0:26 | 10% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:26 | 10% |
| E | 0:18 | 7% |
| Em | 0:17 | 7% |
| E7 | 0:06 | 2% |
Abmaj7 – G – D – Cmaj7 – G – D – C – D – Em7 – A/E – Em7 – E – Ebmaj7 – Em7 – A7 – G6 – E – G – D – Em7 – Em – G – D – E – G – D – C – G – D – D6 – C – D – Em – G7 – Amaj7 – Em7 – Amaj7 – Em7 – Am6 – Em – G – D – Em7 – A – G – E – Em – G – …
