Chords of: Summertime Sadness by: Árstíðir. (Emaj7, C#m, A, B) 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.
“Summertime Sadness” by Árstíðir is in A Major and runs at about 112 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 135 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Emaj7, C#m, A, B.
C#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 4:06 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am → F → Am → A → C#m → Abm → A → C#m. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C#m | 1:00 | 24% |
| A | 0:52 | 21% |
| B | 0:45 | 18% |
| F#m | 0:27 | 11% |
| F# | 0:15 | 6% |
| Am | 0:09 | 4% |
| Amaj7 | 0:07 | 3% |
| F#7 | 0:05 | 2% |
Am – F – Am – A – C#m – Abm – A – C#m – B – A – C#m – B – F#7 – Bmaj7 – A – E – C#m – B – E – F#m – A – C#m – B – B7 – A – C#m – A – C#m – E – B – F#m – C#m – A – C#m – E – Ebm – Abm7 – F#m – A – C#m – E – B – B7 – F#m – A – C#m – Ab/Eb – B – …
