Chords of: How Do You Sleep? by: Sam Smith. (Emaj7, C#m7, B, 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.
“How Do You Sleep?” by Sam Smith is in B Major and runs at about 165 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 119 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Emaj7, C#m7, B, F#m7.
C#m7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 3:18 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#m7 → A → C#m7 → E/B → C#m → A → C#m7 → E/B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A major shapes — the song stays in B Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C#m7 | 0:43 | 22% |
| B | 0:35 | 18% |
| F#m7 | 0:20 | 10% |
| A | 0:20 | 10% |
| C#m | 0:13 | 7% |
| E | 0:10 | 5% |
| E/B | 0:07 | 4% |
| B6 | 0:07 | 4% |
F#m7 – C#m – A – B7 – C#m7 – E/B – B6 – C#m – A – C#m7 – E/B – B6 – C#m – A – E6 – E/B – F#m7 – E/G# – A6 – B – C#m7 – F#/C# – E – B – E/G# – F#m7 – E/G# – A6 – B6 – F#/C# – Emaj7 – B – F#6 – F#m7 – C#m – A – B – C#m7 – B – F#m7 – E – A – C#m7 – E – B – Abm – F#7 – Ab – …
