Chords of: You Don't Know How It Feels by: Tom Petty. (E, A, A6, Em) 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.
“You Don't Know How It Feels” by Tom Petty is in E Major and runs at about 144 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 188 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, A, A6, Em.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 36% of the 4:43 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → A6 → Emaj7 → E → A → E → Em → B/A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 1:41 | 36% |
| A | 1:12 | 26% |
| A6 | 0:20 | 7% |
| D | 0:17 | 6% |
| Em | 0:14 | 5% |
| Amaj7 | 0:13 | 4% |
| Emaj7 | 0:10 | 3% |
| B7 | 0:06 | 2% |
E – A6 – Emaj7 – A – E – A – E – Am – B7 – Em – B/A – E – F#m – Amaj7 – E – A – E – A – Em – Am – E – Am – E – Am – Bm7 – E – A – E – B7 – E – A – E – Bmaj7 – E – A – E – D – A – E – D – A – Bm7 – E – D – A – E – D – A – …
