CHORD LIBRARY

Play along The Lazy Song, chord by chord.

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.

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 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
E0:3016%
Emaj70:2211%
Bmaj70:1910%
E60:1810%
Abm70:189%
F#0:158%
B0:106%
C#m0:084%

Chord progression, in order

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# – …