CHORD LIBRARY

Play along The Lazy Song, chord by chord.

Chords of: The Lazy Song by: Bruno Mars. (B/C#, E, Emaj7, E6) 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 “The Lazy Song”

“The Lazy Song” by Bruno Mars is in E Major and runs at about 175 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 113 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B/C#, E, Emaj7, E6.

E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 3:08 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → E6 → E → B → E6 → B6 → E → Bmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
E0:3217%
Abm70:2011%
Emaj70:1910%
E60:1810%
F#0:189%
Bmaj70:179%
B0:137%
F#60:074%

Chord progression, in order

Abm – F# – Emaj7 – E – Abm7 – F# – E – Abm7 – F# – E6 – Abm7 – Eb7 – E – B – F#6 – E6 – B6 – F# – E – Bmaj7 – F#maj7 – E6 – B6 – F#maj7 – Emaj7 – C#m – Ebm – E – F# – Bmaj7 – F# – Emaj7 – Bmaj7 – E – B – F# – E6 – B – Eb7 – E – B – F# – Emaj7 – C#m7 – B – F# – Emaj7 – Abm7 – …