Chords of: Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart by: Alicia Keys. (Dm7, Bb, F, C) 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.
“Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart” by Alicia Keys is in F Major and runs at about 83 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 144 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dm7, Bb, F, C.
Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 4:07 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Bb → Bb7 → F → Bb → F → Bb → F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bb | 1:13 | 30% |
| F | 0:40 | 16% |
| C | 0:26 | 11% |
| Gm | 0:19 | 8% |
| C7 | 0:15 | 6% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:12 | 5% |
| Gm7 | 0:12 | 5% |
| Bb7 | 0:11 | 5% |
C – Bb – Bb7 – Bbdim – Bb7 – F – Bb – F – Bb – Caug – Dm – Am – F – Bbmaj7 – Gm – C7 – F – Bbmaj7 – Gm – C7 – F – Bb – F/A – Gm – C7 – F – Bb – F/A – Gm – C7 – F – Bbmaj7 – Bb – F – Bb – Bb6 – Dm7b5/C – Bb – Bbmaj7 – C – F – Bb – C – F – Gm7b5 – F/A – Bb – F/A – …
