Chords of: Girl on Fire by: Alicia Keys. (F#m, A, E, D) 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.
“Girl on Fire” by Alicia Keys is in D Major and runs at about 93 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 101 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#m, A, E, D.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 3:44 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G6 → A → F#m → D → E → A → F#m → E7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 0:58 | 26% |
| F#m | 0:53 | 24% |
| E | 0:47 | 21% |
| D | 0:19 | 9% |
| C#m | 0:14 | 6% |
| C#m7 | 0:08 | 3% |
| E6 | 0:06 | 3% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:03 | 1% |
Am6 – G6 – Gdim – D7 – A – F#m – D – E – E7 – A – F#m – D – F#m7 – D – E7 – A – F#m – C#m – A – E – A – F#m – A – C#m – E – C#m7b5/B – A – F#m – E6 – A – F#m – C#m – E – A – F#m – D – E – D/C – A – F#m – D – A6 – D – E – A – F#m – C#m – A – …
