Chords of: Scarlet by: The Rolling Stones. (Em7, E, C#m, A) 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.
“Scarlet” by The Rolling Stones is in E Major and runs at about 171 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 94 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em7, E, C#m, A.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 3:23 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em → Em7 → Em → E7 → E → Em7 → E → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 4 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 | 1:02 | 30% |
| Em7 | 0:26 | 13% |
| C#m | 0:22 | 11% |
| A | 0:21 | 10% |
| Bm | 0:17 | 8% |
| Em | 0:16 | 8% |
| E7 | 0:09 | 4% |
| D | 0:07 | 4% |
A – Em – F#maj7 – Em7 – A/G – Em – A – Em – E7 – G6 – E – A6 – Em7 – Am7 – E – Gmaj7 – E – A6 – C#m7b5 – A – C#m – Bm – E – A – C#m – Bm – E – A – B7 – C#m – Bm7 – E – A – C#m – Bm – E – A – E – G6 – E – G6 – E – D6 – E – D6 – D – E – D – …
