Chords of: Fades Away by: Avicii. (Dmaj7, F, C, G6) 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.
“Fades Away” by Avicii is in C Major and runs at about 135 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 96 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dmaj7, F, C, G6.
F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 2:53 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → Cmaj7 → F → Cmaj7 → F → C → F → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F | 0:48 | 28% |
| C | 0:24 | 14% |
| Am | 0:16 | 9% |
| G6 | 0:15 | 9% |
| G | 0:11 | 6% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| Am7 | 0:07 | 4% |
| D | 0:07 | 4% |
Am7 – Bm – C – Em – F – Bm7 – Cmaj7 – F – G7/B – Cmaj7 – F – Am – G/B – C – F – Am – G/B – C – F – F6 – G – C – Am7 – D – F – G – Am7 – D – F – C/G – Dm7 – Em7 – Fmaj7 – G6 – Am7 – D7 – D6 – Am – G/A – C – F – G6 – Am7 – G/B – C – F – G6 – Am – …
