Chords of: The Catalyst by: Amaranthe. (F#, B, A, 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.
“The Catalyst” by Amaranthe is in A Major and runs at about 149 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 94 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#, B, A, F#m.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 3:36 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fmaj7 → A → Am7 → A → Fmaj7 → F → Fmaj7 → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 0:31 | 14% |
| B | 0:30 | 14% |
| F#m | 0:24 | 11% |
| D | 0:15 | 7% |
| Bm | 0:15 | 7% |
| D6 | 0:14 | 6% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:12 | 6% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:10 | 5% |
Fmaj7 – A – Am7 – A – Fmaj7 – F – Fmaj7 – D – Am – A7 – A – Cmaj7 – B – Am6 – B – F#m7b5 – B7 – Em – B7 – Cmaj7 – B – Bm – A – F#m7 – Bm – A – F#m – Gmaj7 – F#m – D6 – A – E/G# – F#m – D6 – A – E/G# – D6 – D – B – F#m7b5 – B – Cmaj7 – B – Am6 – B7 – Cmaj7 – Bm – Em – …
