Chords of: Braindead by: Sion. (Ab, Emaj7, E, F#m7) 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.
“Braindead” by Sion is in E Major and runs at about 73 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 96 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab, Emaj7, E, F#m7.
Emaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 2:42 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → F#m7 → E → F#m7 → Emaj7 → E6 → F#m → Emaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 10 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Emaj7 | 0:37 | 23% |
| E | 0:21 | 13% |
| F#m7 | 0:19 | 12% |
| F#7 | 0:13 | 8% |
| E6 | 0:10 | 6% |
| Amaj7 | 0:09 | 5% |
| B/F# | 0:08 | 5% |
| B | 0:08 | 5% |
E – B/F# – F#m7 – E – A – C#m – F#m7 – Fm7b5 – Emaj7 – Amaj7 – F#m7 – Ab/Gb – E – F#m7 – Ab7/C – Emaj7 – E6 – F#m – Ab – Emaj7 – F#m7 – E/F# – F#m – Ab7/C – Emaj7 – F#m7 – Abm – F#m7 – B6 – Emaj7 – E6 – B/F# – Emaj7 – E6 – F#7 – Emaj7 – C#m – F#7 – Abm – Emaj7 – Bmaj7 – Emaj7 – F#7 – Emaj7 – C#m – B/F# – Ab – Amaj7 – …
