Chords of: Used To Be Young by: Miley Cyrus. (E, C#m, Ab7, A) 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.
“Used To Be Young” by Miley Cyrus is in E Major and runs at about 66 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 97 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, C#m, Ab7, A.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 3:37 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → Bmaj7 → Emaj7 → Em → E → B → E → Emaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| E | 1:00 | 27% |
| C#m | 0:27 | 12% |
| Ab7 | 0:21 | 9% |
| Emaj7 | 0:15 | 7% |
| A | 0:14 | 6% |
| Ab | 0:11 | 5% |
| B | 0:10 | 5% |
| Am6 | 0:09 | 4% |
E – C#m7 – Bmaj7 – Emaj7 – Em – Abm7 – E – B – Abm – B – E – Emaj7 – B – E – Abm7 – E – B – E – Emaj7 – B/A – E – Abm7 – E – Abm – B – E – Em6 – Emaj7 – E – Ab7 – Abaug – C#m – F#m7 – Am6 – E – Ab7 – C#m – Am6 – Ab – Am6 – Emaj7 – B6 – E – Abm7 – E – Abm – B/C# – E – …
