Chords of: You're Beautiful by: James Blunt. (Eb, Cm7, Cm, Bb/D) 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.
“You're Beautiful” by James Blunt is in C Minor and runs at about 164 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 13 different chords across 95 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb, Cm7, Cm, Bb/D.
Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 3:14 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb → Bb → Cm7 → Ab → Eb → Cm7 → Ab → Eb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eb | 0:48 | 25% |
| Cm7 | 0:31 | 16% |
| Ab | 0:29 | 15% |
| Bb | 0:27 | 14% |
| Cm | 0:25 | 13% |
| Bb/D | 0:16 | 8% |
| Ab6 | 0:08 | 4% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:03 | 2% |
G – Eb – Bb – Cm7 – Bb – Cm7 – Ab – Cm – Eb – Bb – Cm7 – Bbaug – Cm7 – Ab – Eb – Bb/D – Cm7 – Ab – Eb – Bb/D – Cm7 – Ab – Bb – Eb – Ab – Bb – Eb – Ab – Bb – Ebmaj7 – Cm7 – Ab6 – Bb – Cm7 – Ab6 – Bb6 – Eb – Bb/D – Cm – Ab – Abmaj7 – Bb/D – Eb – Bb/D – Cm – Abmaj7 – Eb – Bb/D – …
