Chords of: What a Mess by: Myles Castello. (Em7, Am, D6, G) 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.
“What a Mess” by Myles Castello is in G Major and runs at about 105 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 33 different chords across 145 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em7, Am, D6, G.
Em7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 4:01 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am → E/G# → Amaj7 → Am → G → A/E → G → Em7. 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 — G Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Em7 | 1:14 | 31% |
| Am | 0:26 | 11% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:23 | 10% |
| Bm7 | 0:17 | 7% |
| D6 | 0:11 | 4% |
| G6 | 0:10 | 4% |
| G/D | 0:10 | 4% |
| Em | 0:10 | 4% |
Am – Bmaj7 – E/G# – Bbmaj7 – E/G# – G6 – Amaj7 – G6 – Amaj7 – Em – Amaj7 – Bbmaj7 – E – Am – G – A/E – G – A/E – G – Em7 – D6 – A – Em7 – Bm7 – Cmaj7 – Em7 – Bm7 – Cmaj7 – Bm7 – Cmaj7 – Em7 – Bm7 – Em – G6 – Bm7 – Em7 – Cmaj7 – D6 – Em7 – Cmaj7 – G/D – Em7 – D/C – D6 – G/D – A7 – Bm7 – Cmaj7 – …
