Chords of: Used To Be Young by: Miley Cyrus. (Emaj7, E, C#m, Ab7) 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 143 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 87 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Emaj7, E, C#m, Ab7.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 3:17 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm7b5 → Abaug → Abm7 → Bm → E → B → E → B/A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| E | 0:51 | 26% |
| C#m | 0:25 | 13% |
| Ab7 | 0:19 | 10% |
| Amaj7 | 0:19 | 10% |
| A | 0:13 | 6% |
| C#m7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| B | 0:07 | 4% |
| Abm7 | 0:06 | 3% |
Abm7b5 – Abaug – Abm7 – E – Bm – E – Abm – C#m7 – B – E – B/A – E – B – E – Abm – B – C#m7 – B/A – Aaug – B/A – E – B – E – Abm – B – E – B7 – E – Ab7 – C#m – Am – E – Ab7 – C#m – Am6 – Amaj7 – Am6 – E – Abm7 – E – Abm – C#m7 – Amaj7 – Emaj7 – A – E – Abm7 – C#m7 – …
