CHORD LIBRARY

Play along I'm a Mess, chord by chord.

Chords of: I'm a Mess by: Bebe Rexha. (F#m7, F#m, A, 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.

About the chords of “I'm a Mess”

“I'm a Mess” by Bebe Rexha is in D Major and runs at about 193 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 142 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#m7, F#m, A, D.

F#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 3:15 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#m → D → F#m → Em → A → D → F#m → Em7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F#m0:5930%
A0:3518%
Bm0:2915%
F#m70:137%
D0:137%
Bm70:094%
Amaj70:074%
Em70:052%

Chord progression, in order

E – Bm7 – F#m – G – F#m7 – Bm – Aaug – B/F# – G – F#m – Bm – F#m – B7/D# – G – F#m7 – Bm – Em7 – A – F#m7 – Gmaj7 – F#m7 – Bm7 – A – F#m7 – Gmaj7 – F#m – D – F#m – B7 – Em – A – D – F#m – A6 – Em7 – F#m7 – A – Bm – Amaj7 – F#m – Bm – A – F#m – Bm – Amaj7 – F#m – Bm – A – …