Chords of: The Lazy Song by: Bruno Mars. (B/C#, Emaj7, E, 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.
“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 23 different chords across 114 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B/C#, Emaj7, E, E6.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 3:11 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb/Bb → Abm → E → E6 → E → Bmaj7 → E6 → B6. 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 0:30 | 16% |
| Emaj7 | 0:22 | 11% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:19 | 10% |
| E6 | 0:18 | 10% |
| Abm7 | 0:18 | 9% |
| F# | 0:15 | 8% |
| B | 0:10 | 6% |
| C#m | 0:08 | 4% |
Eb/Bb – Abm – F# – Emaj7 – E – Abm7 – F# – E – Abm7 – F# – C#6 – E6 – Abm7 – Eb7 – E – Bmaj7 – F#6 – E6 – B6 – F#maj7 – 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# – …
