Chords of: The World by: Brad Paisley. (E, B, Em, A) 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.
“The World” by Brad Paisley is in E Major and runs at about 177 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 97 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, B, Em, A.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 4:30 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#m7 → B → E/D → E6 → Em → E → B → C#m. 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 — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 1:09 | 25% |
| B | 0:43 | 16% |
| A | 0:33 | 12% |
| Em | 0:27 | 10% |
| C#m | 0:24 | 9% |
| E/D | 0:20 | 7% |
| F#m | 0:09 | 3% |
| E6 | 0:08 | 3% |
F#m7 – B – E/D – E6 – Em – E – B – C#m – A – E6 – B – C#m – A – B – A – B – A – B – E – B – C#m – Baug – Amaj7 – F#m – E/B – B – E – B – C#m – A – E – B – C#m – Ebm7b5/Db – C#m – A – B – A – B – Amaj7 – B – E – B7 – C#m7 – A – F#m7 – B – E – …
