CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Faded, chord by chord.

Chords of: Faded by: Alan Walker. (C#, F#, Ebm, Bmaj7) 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 “Faded”

“Faded” by Alan Walker is in Eb Minor and runs at about 180 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 96 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#, F#, Ebm, Bmaj7.

F# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 3:26 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebm → Bmaj7 → F# → C# → Ebm → B6 → F# → C#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D minor shapes — the song stays in Eb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F#0:5125%
Ebm0:4321%
C#0:2612%
Bmaj70:2412%
B0:2010%
C#60:189%
B60:053%
Ebm70:053%

Chord progression, in order

Ebm – Bmaj7 – F# – C# – Ebm – B6 – Bmaj7 – F# – C# – F#/C# – Ebm – Bmaj7 – F# – C# – C#6 – Ebm – Bmaj7 – F# – C#6 – Ebm – Ab/Eb – B6 – Bmaj7 – F# – C# – Bbm7b5/Ab – Ebm – Bmaj7 – F# – C#6 – Ebm – B – F# – C#7 – C#6 – Ebm – B – Bmaj7 – F# – C# – C#6 – Ebm – B – F# – C# – F#/C# – Ebm – Bmaj7 – …