Chords of: Countdown by: Amaranthe. (Bbdim, Amaj7, Am, A7) 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.
“Countdown” by Amaranthe is in D Minor and runs at about 139 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 69 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bbdim, Amaj7, Am, A7.
Amaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 3:02 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Amaj7 → A → C → A7 → D → C7 → Am7b5 → Am. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 3 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Amaj7 | 0:48 | 26% |
| Am | 0:19 | 10% |
| A7 | 0:15 | 8% |
| G | 0:13 | 7% |
| C | 0:12 | 7% |
| F | 0:12 | 6% |
| C7 | 0:10 | 6% |
| A | 0:09 | 5% |
Bb – Amaj7 – A – D – C – A7 – D – C7 – Am7b5 – Am – C – G – F – Am – C – F – G7 – A7 – Amaj7 – Dm – Am7 – Amaj7 – D – C7 – Am – C – G – F – Am – C – F – Gmaj7 – Amaj7 – Bb/F – Amaj7 – Emaj7 – Amaj7 – A7 – A6 – Am7 – A7 – D – C7 – A7 – D – C7 – Am7b5 – F6 – …
