Chords of: Pointless by: Lewis Capaldi. (E, A, B, 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.
“Pointless” by Lewis Capaldi is in E Major and runs at about 60 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 132 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, A, B, Amaj7.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 3:48 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → A → E → Amaj7 → B → E → Amaj7 → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 1:04 | 28% |
| A | 1:00 | 26% |
| B | 0:44 | 19% |
| Amaj7 | 0:16 | 7% |
| C#m | 0:09 | 4% |
| C#m7 | 0:08 | 3% |
| E/B | 0:06 | 3% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:04 | 2% |
E – A – B – B6 – E – Amaj7 – B – E – Amaj7 – B – F#7/A# – Ab – E – A – Bmaj7 – E – A – B – E – A – Bmaj7 – C#m – E – A – B – E – B – C#m – F#/C# – C#m – A – E – B – A – B – E – B – C#m – A – E – B – A – E/B – Amaj7 – B – B6 – E – A – …
