Chords of: Writing's On The Wall [blank] by: Sam Smith. (Fm, Abmaj7, C#maj7, 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.
“Writing's On The Wall [blank]” by Sam Smith is in F Minor and runs at about 167 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 116 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fm, Abmaj7, C#maj7, C.
Fm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 4:35 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fm → Abmaj7 → Fm → Abmaj7 → Fm → Abmaj7 → Fm → Abmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 11 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in F Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fm | 1:01 | 22% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:39 | 14% |
| C#maj7 | 0:32 | 12% |
| C | 0:30 | 11% |
| C# | 0:20 | 7% |
| C7 | 0:14 | 5% |
| Eb | 0:13 | 5% |
| Cm7 | 0:12 | 4% |
Cm – Fm – Abmaj7 – Fm – Abmaj7 – Fm – Abmaj7 – Fm – Abmaj7 – C# – C#maj7 – C – F/C – C# – C#maj7 – C – Fm – Abmaj7 – Fm – Abmaj7 – C#maj7 – C – F/C – C# – C#maj7 – C – Fm – Gm7 – Ab – C#maj7 – Fm – Gm – Ab – C – Fm – Eb – C# – Cm – Eb7 – Fm – Eb – C# – Cm7 – Bbm7 – Cm7 – C7 – Caug – Bb7 – …
