Chords of: Broken Strings by: Alan Walker, Isabella Melkman, Katherine O'Ryan. (Aaug, C#, F#, F#m) 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.
“Broken Strings” by Alan Walker, Isabella Melkman, Katherine O'Ryan is in Db Minor and runs at about 182 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 112 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Aaug, C#, F#, F#m.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 3:00 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B/F# → F#6 → F# → Abm7b5/Gb → F#m7b5 → F#m → C# → F#m. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Db Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 0:34 | 19% |
| C# | 0:31 | 17% |
| F#m | 0:20 | 11% |
| Bm | 0:18 | 10% |
| C#m | 0:18 | 10% |
| E | 0:16 | 9% |
| F# | 0:09 | 5% |
| Abm7b5/Gb | 0:06 | 4% |
B/F# – F#6 – F# – Abm7b5/Gb – F#m7b5 – Fm – Bbm – F#m – D – E – C#m – Dmaj7 – Bm – C# – F#m – D – E – C#m – Ddim – Bm – C# – F#m – D – E – C#m – D – Bm – C# – F#m – D – E – C#m – D – Bm – C# – F#m – D – E – C#m – D – Bm – C# – F#m – D – E – C#m – D – Bm – …