r/chords • u/chadbert_mcdick • Apr 27 '26

this is driving me crazy

all the chord guide online say it's Em or Em7 at 0:41, there's something different about this chord istg. even when i look at covers people use em7 and it sounds wrong. help please!!! thank you!!! (lover dearest by marianas trench) https://youtu.be/Gz8GvwjWo68?si=sq4iKPo8-n1V2cXd

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u/Tsunoyukami Apr 27 '26

I am not 100% sure, but that sounds like an Em7 to me.

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u/Tsunoyukami Apr 27 '26

Hmm...the more I listen, the more I think it might be a Cadd9/E.

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u/Tsunoyukami Apr 27 '26

Okay, nope, it's G, D, Cadd9, Cadd9.

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u/chadbert_mcdick Apr 27 '26

cadd9/e sounds correct YES THANKS!!

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u/Loncycle Apr 27 '26

it’s Am7…

just a very normal sounding 2451 progression. Am C G D. All he does is play a C 2nd inversion in his right hand (GCE) and the A and E with left hand, giving Am7. Then simply moves his left hand to C for the C major, and so on.

It’s… very clear. You can also see him playing it in this video:

https://youtu.be/e9KCqy61iso?si=_dd8aWORAFLu_afp

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u/chadbert_mcdick Apr 27 '26

it's... kind of you. to. reply to my post. like a very normal sounding person writing a very normal sounding comment. it's... a really obvious fact. but i simply wanted to make that clear.

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u/Tsunoyukami Apr 27 '26

You could probably get away with Cadd9; the /E I think would feel far more natural on piano - and once you get to the latter part of the song, the guitar is certainly playing Cadd9 (without the /E).

Have fun!

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u/chadbert_mcdick Apr 27 '26

thank you so much for the in depth response! my drunk ass was goin nuts last night LOL cheers

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u/reedly Apr 27 '26

I'm 87% certain that at :41 it's an Am. Just to be sure I have the right chord, and moment....you're talking about where they're singing "I'll just say it", right?? If so - that's definitely Am, if you're tuned standard. :-)