Chords of: Bruises by: Lewis Capaldi. (A, C#m, E, Amaj7) 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.
“Bruises” by Lewis Capaldi is in E Major and runs at about 110 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 111 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, C#m, E, Amaj7.
C#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 3:35 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m → C#m7b5 → E → C#m7 → B/C# → E → C#m → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| C#m | 0:56 | 26% |
| A | 0:44 | 21% |
| E | 0:25 | 12% |
| Amaj7 | 0:20 | 9% |
| C#m7 | 0:16 | 7% |
| B6 | 0:09 | 4% |
| Abm | 0:09 | 4% |
| Abm7 | 0:06 | 3% |
C#m – C#m7b5 – C#m7 – E – C#m7 – B/C# – A – E – C#m – C#m7 – Abm – A – E – C#m – F#7 – B – Cmaj7 – A – E – Amaj7 – C#m7b5 – B6 – A – B/A – Amaj7 – C#m – Abm – E6 – A – C#m – Abm – Amaj7 – B – C#m – Abm7 – A – C#m7 – E – C#m – F#/C# – B6 – A – E – Amaj7 – C#m7 – B6 – E – Amaj7 – …
