Chords of: Hostage by: Billie Eilish. (A7/C#, Fmaj7, F, Am) 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.
“Hostage” by Billie Eilish is in F Major and runs at about 174 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 105 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A7/C#, Fmaj7, F, Am.
Fmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 3:45 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am7 → Fmaj7 → Am7 → Fmaj7 → F6 → Am7 → Fmaj7 → Am7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fmaj7 | 1:15 | 33% |
| F | 0:42 | 19% |
| Am | 0:29 | 13% |
| E7 | 0:15 | 7% |
| Am7 | 0:14 | 6% |
| Dm | 0:14 | 6% |
| C | 0:10 | 5% |
| Dm7 | 0:08 | 3% |
Am7 – G – Fmaj7 – D – Am – C – Fmaj7 – Am7 – Fmaj7 – Fm – D – Am – F6 – Am7 – F6 – Fmaj7 – Dm – Am – C – Fmaj7 – Am7 – F6 – Fmaj7 – Am – C – F – Dm – Am – C – F – E7 – Fmaj7 – E7 – Fmaj7 – Dm – Fmaj7 – Dm – Fmaj7 – Dm – Am – Cmaj7 – F – Fmaj7 – Am – Cmaj7 – F – Fmaj7 – Am7 – …
