Chords of: Smile Defeats The World by: XiX. (F, Gm7, A#, C) 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.
“Smile Defeats The World” by XiX is in F Major and runs at about 67 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 33 different chords across 106 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, Gm7, A#, C.
F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 3:42 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → A#/F → F → A# → F → C → A# → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F | 0:36 | 16% |
| Gm7 | 0:19 | 9% |
| A# | 0:16 | 7% |
| C | 0:14 | 6% |
| C7 | 0:14 | 6% |
| F7 | 0:13 | 6% |
| Dm | 0:10 | 5% |
| C#maj7 | 0:07 | 3% |
F – A#/F – F – A# – F – C – Dm – A# – C – F – A# – C7 – Dm – A# – Gm7 – C – F – A# – C – A7 – Dm – Gm7 – C7 – F – D7 – Gm7 – A#m7 – A#6 – F – F7 – A#maj7 – D#7 – F/A – D7 – Gm – D# – Am7 – Dm7 – Gm7 – C#maj7 – C7 – F – D#m6 – A#m7 – C# – G# – Fm7 – C#maj7 – …
