Chords of: My Mother Told Me by: Saltatio Mortis. (F#m, B, E, Bm) 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.
“My Mother Told Me” by Saltatio Mortis is in E Major and runs at about 88 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 145 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#m, B, E, Bm.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 3:15 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → Em → E → Bm → B → Bm → B → Bm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 5 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 | 0:43 | 22% |
| B | 0:34 | 18% |
| Bm | 0:30 | 15% |
| F#m | 0:17 | 8% |
| D | 0:11 | 6% |
| F# | 0:09 | 5% |
| Em | 0:09 | 5% |
| A6 | 0:08 | 4% |
E – Em – E7 – F#m7b5/E – E – D/E – E – E7 – Em – E – Bm – B – A6 – B – Bm7 – Em – B – Bm – A6 – Bm – Em – B – Bm – B – A6 – B – A6 – B – A – G – A6 – E – B – A6 – Bm – G – A – E – Bm – A – G – Am – Em – Bm – A6 – Bm – Gmaj7 – A – …
