Chords of: Messy by: Lola Young. (C#m7b5/B, E6, Dmaj7, 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.
“Messy” by Lola Young is in D Major and runs at about 111 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 87 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#m7b5/B, E6, Dmaj7, D.
E6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 4:35 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abmaj7 → D/A → Em6 → D → A → E6 → D → E6. 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 — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E6 | 1:17 | 28% |
| Dmaj7 | 1:08 | 25% |
| D | 0:53 | 19% |
| E | 0:38 | 14% |
| A | 0:09 | 3% |
| D/A | 0:06 | 2% |
| E7 | 0:04 | 1% |
| C#m7b5/B | 0:04 | 1% |
Abmaj7 – D/A – Em6 – E/B – D – A – E6 – D – D6 – D – E6 – D – E – D – E – Dmaj7 – D/A – E – E6 – Dmaj7 – E6 – E7 – Dmaj7 – E – Dmaj7 – E6 – Dmaj7 – E6 – D – E – D – E – D – A – E6 – D – A – E7 – E6 – D – A – E6 – E7 – D – E6 – Dmaj7 – E6 – F#m7 – …
