Chords of: Porch Light by: Noah Kahan. (C, Em7, D, C6) 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.
“Porch Light” by Noah Kahan is in C Major and runs at about 119 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 9 different chords across 99 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, Em7, D, C6.
Em7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 39% of the 4:18 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → Em7 → C → Em7 → C → Em7 → C → Em7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Em7 | 1:41 | 39% |
| C | 0:53 | 21% |
| C6 | 0:30 | 11% |
| D | 0:29 | 11% |
| G | 0:27 | 11% |
| Em | 0:13 | 5% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:03 | 1% |
| E | 0:02 | 1% |
E – Em7 – C – Em7 – C – Em7 – C – Em7 – C – Em7 – Em – C – Em7 – C – Em7 – C6 – Em7 – C6 – Em7 – C – Em7 – C – Em7 – C6 – Em7 – C6 – Em7 – G – D – C – Em7 – A7 – G – D – C – Em7 – G – D – C – Em7 – G – D – C – C6 – Em7 – Cmaj7 – C6 – Em7 – …
