Chords of: Better Man by: Westlife. (C#, B, E, B/F#) 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.
“Better Man” by Westlife is in E Major and runs at about 150 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 83 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#, B, E, B/F#.
B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 3:08 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → B/F# → Abm7 → E → B/F# → B → C#m7 → 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 |
|---|---|---|
| B | 0:54 | 28% |
| B/F# | 0:19 | 10% |
| F# | 0:18 | 9% |
| E | 0:17 | 9% |
| Abm7 | 0:13 | 7% |
| C#m7 | 0:11 | 6% |
| Ab | 0:08 | 4% |
| C# | 0:08 | 4% |
B – C#7 – B/F# – Abm7 – E – B/D# – E – Abm7 – B/F# – F# – B/D# – E6 – Emaj7 – B/F# – B – F# – B/F# – F# – B/F# – C#m7 – Emaj7 – F#7 – B – F# – B – C#m7 – Ebm7 – Emaj7 – F# – B – B/F# – Abm7 – E – B – B/F# – Abm7 – E – B/D# – E – Abm7 – B – E6 – Emaj7 – B/F# – B – F# – B – C#m7 – …
