Chords of: Excuses by: Olly Murs. (C#, Ab, F#, Bbm7) 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.
“Excuses” by Olly Murs is in Db Major and runs at about 90 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 79 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#, Ab, F#, Bbm7.
C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 35% of the 2:55 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C# → Ab → F# → C# → C#6 → Ab → Bbm7 → F#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C# | 1:02 | 35% |
| Ab | 0:51 | 29% |
| Bbm7 | 0:20 | 12% |
| F# | 0:20 | 11% |
| Ab7 | 0:04 | 2% |
| Fm | 0:03 | 2% |
| Bbm | 0:03 | 2% |
| F#maj7 | 0:03 | 2% |
Bbm – Ab – C# – Bbm – Ab – C# – Ab – Bbm7 – Bb – Ab7 – F# – C# – Bbm7 – Ab – Eb – C# – F#/C# – C#6 – Ab – Bbm7 – Ab – F# – C# – Ab – C# – Ab – Fm – Ab7 – C# – Bbm7 – C#/G# – F# – C# – Ab – C# – Fm – Ab – Ab7 – A6 – Bbm7 – Ab – F# – C# – Ab – Bbm7 – F#maj7 – C# – Fm – …
