Chords of: Mercy by: Brett Young. (E, B, C#m7, 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.
“Mercy” by Brett Young is in E Major and runs at about 72 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 11 different chords across 89 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, B, C#m7, A.
B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 3:26 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → B → E → B → E → B → C#m7 → B/C#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| B | 1:00 | 29% |
| E | 0:58 | 28% |
| C#m7 | 0:38 | 19% |
| A | 0:24 | 12% |
| Amaj7 | 0:13 | 6% |
| B/C# | 0:05 | 2% |
| C#m | 0:03 | 2% |
| F#7 | 0:01 | 1% |
E – B – E – B – E – B – C#m7 – B/C# – E – F#7 – B/D# – C#m7 – B – E – Amaj7 – B – C#m7 – A – E – B – C#m7 – A – E – B – C#m7 – A – E – B – A – E – B – E – B – Emaj7 – C#m7 – B – Amaj7 – B – C#m7 – E – B – C#m7 – Amaj7 – E – B – C#m7 – A – E – …
