CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Burn The House Down, chord by chord.

Chords of: Burn The House Down by: AJR. (A7, Am7, C, Am) 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.

About the chords of “Burn The House Down”

“Burn The House Down” by AJR is in C Major and runs at about 92 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 113 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A7, Am7, C, Am.

C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 3:31 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am → Am7 → C → D7 → Fmaj7 → Am7 → Am → Am7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C0:4521%
Am70:4421%
Dm0:189%
Am0:178%
Fmaj70:168%
Dm70:147%
F60:105%
G/A0:073%

Chord progression, in order

Em7 – Am – C – D – Am – C – D – Am7 – C – D7 – Fmaj7 – Am7 – C – D7 – Am – C – D – Am7 – C – Dm – Fmaj7 – F6 – Am7 – G/A – C – D/C – G/A – Dm – Fmaj7 – A7 – Bm7b5/A – Cmaj7 – D7 – G/A – F6 – Fmaj7 – Am7 – C – Dm7 – Fmaj7 – Am7 – A – C – D – Am – C – D – Am7 – …