Chords of: brutal by: Olivia Rodrigo. (Bm7b5, B, E, Gmaj7) 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.
“brutal” by Olivia Rodrigo is in C Major and runs at about 124 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 35 different chords across 118 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bm7b5, B, E, Gmaj7.
B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 2:45 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → C6 → B → B7/D# → E → Gmaj7 → Bmaj7 → A6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 0:45 | 27% |
| E | 0:16 | 10% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:14 | 9% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:11 | 6% |
| Bb | 0:09 | 6% |
| A | 0:09 | 5% |
| C#m7b5 | 0:08 | 5% |
| B7/D# | 0:06 | 3% |
B – Bbm – A – B – Bb – A – B – A – E – C6 – B – B7/D# – E – Gmaj7 – B – Bb – A – B – Bbmaj7 – A – B – Bb – A – B – Bbmaj7 – Am7 – B – Bbmaj7 – A/B – Bmaj7 – A6 – Am – Abm – G – Gm – F#maj7 – B – Bb – Am7 – Bmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Am – Bmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Bmaj7 – A6 – E – A – …