CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Afterglow, chord by chord.

Chords of: Afterglow by: Wilkinson, Becky Hill. (Fmaj7, Cmaj7, G, Em) 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 “Afterglow”

“Afterglow” by Wilkinson, Becky Hill is in C Major and runs at about 173 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 84 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fmaj7, Cmaj7, G, Em.

G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 2:47 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → Em → G → Em → G → Bm7 → Cmaj7 → Bm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
G0:4326%
Em0:3923%
Cmaj70:3923%
Bm70:117%
Gmaj70:096%
B0:053%
Am70:042%
B70:021%

Chord progression, in order

G – A7 – Em – G – Em – G – E7 – Bm7 – Cmaj7 – Bm7 – Am7 – C#m7b5/B – Em – B – G – Am – B – Cmaj7 – G – Em – B – G – Em – Bm7 – Cmaj7 – G6 – Em – G – Em – Bm – Cmaj7 – G – Em – B7 – G – A/E – B7 – Cmaj7 – Cm6 – G/D – Em – Gmaj7 – Em – G – E7 – Bm7 – Cmaj7 – Bm7 – …