Chords of: Swimming In The Stars by: Britney Spears. (C#, Bbm7, Ab6, Fm) 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.
“Swimming In The Stars” by Britney Spears is in F Minor and runs at about 138 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 116 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#, Bbm7, Ab6, Fm.
Bbm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 3:15 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbm7 → C#/B → B6 → Bbm7 → Fm → Bbm7 → F#6 → C#maj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in F Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bbm7 | 0:40 | 20% |
| C# | 0:27 | 14% |
| Ab6 | 0:24 | 12% |
| Bbm | 0:20 | 10% |
| Fm | 0:20 | 10% |
| Ab | 0:16 | 8% |
| F#6 | 0:11 | 6% |
| F#maj7 | 0:09 | 5% |
Bbm7 – C#/B – F# – B6 – Bbm7 – Fm – F#maj7 – Ab7/C – Bbm7 – C#maj7 – F#6 – Bbm – C#maj7 – Ab – Bbm7 – Fm – F#maj7 – C# – Ab6 – Bbm7 – Ab6 – C# – Ab – C#/G# – Bbm – Ab6 – F# – Ab6 – Bbm – Fm – C# – Ab – Bbm – Fm – C# – Bbm – Ab – F#maj7 – Ab/Gb – F#6 – Bbm7 – Ab – Fm7 – F# – Ab7/C – Bbm7 – Ab – Fm – …
