Chords of: Essence (From The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon) by: WizKid. (C/D, Em7, Fmaj7, Dm7) 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.
“Essence (From The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon)” by WizKid is in C Major and runs at about 104 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 87 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C/D, Em7, Fmaj7, Dm7.
Em7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 3:43 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cmaj7 → F#m7b5 → Bm7 → F#m7 → C → Em7 → Dm7 → Em7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Em7 | 0:52 | 23% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:48 | 21% |
| Em | 0:28 | 12% |
| Dm7 | 0:27 | 12% |
| F | 0:13 | 6% |
| Am7 | 0:13 | 6% |
| Dm | 0:07 | 3% |
| F#m7 | 0:05 | 2% |
F#m – Cmaj7 – Bm7 – Abmaj7 – B7 – F#m7b5 – Bm7 – F#m7 – Gmaj7 – F – G – A – B – C – Em7 – Fmaj7 – Dm7 – Fmaj7 – Em7 – Fmaj7 – Em7 – Fmaj7 – Dm7 – F – Em7 – B – Dm7 – Em7 – Dm7 – Em7 – Fmaj7 – Em – Fmaj7 – Dm7 – Fmaj7 – Em – Dm – Fmaj7 – G6 – Am7 – Dm – Am – Em7 – Fmaj7 – Em7 – Fmaj7 – Em7 – Dm6 – …
