About the chords of “Fading Sky”

“Fading Sky” by Alan Walker, Hans Zimmer is in E Major and runs at about 125 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 5 different chords across 49 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, C#m, A, B.

E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 3:04 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m → A → E → B → C#m → A → E → B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 4 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 frequency

Chord progression, in order

C#m – A – E – B – C#m – A – E – B – C#m – A – E – B – C#m – A – E – B – C#m – A – E – B – C#m – A – E – B – C#m – A – E – B – C#m – A – E – B – C#m – A – E – B – E/B – C#m – A – E – B – C#m – A – E – B – C#m – A – E – …

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