Chords of: MOTHER IN LAW by: Carol Katrue. (F#, B, E, C#m7) 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.
“MOTHER IN LAW” by Carol Katrue is in E Major and runs at about 191 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 175 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#, B, E, C#m7.
B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 44% of the 4:49 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → B → E → B → F# → B → E6 → B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 2:06 | 44% |
| F# | 0:55 | 19% |
| E | 0:40 | 14% |
| C#m | 0:13 | 5% |
| Abm | 0:11 | 4% |
| Abm7 | 0:06 | 2% |
| C#m7 | 0:06 | 2% |
| F#/C# | 0:05 | 2% |
F#7/A# – Eb – E – B – Abm – F# – Abm – Bbaug – B – Ebm7 – Abm – F# – Abm – F# – B – E – B – F# – B – Abm7 – E6 – B – F# – B – E – B – F# – B – B7 – E/G# – B – F# – B – E – B – F# – B – E – B – C#m7 – B – F#/C# – Abm – Bbm – B – C#m – Ebm7 – F# – …
