Chords of: Safe And Sound by: Capital Cities. (G6, C, Fmaj7, 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.
“Safe And Sound” by Capital Cities is in C Major and runs at about 118 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 95 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G6, C, Fmaj7, Am.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 3:09 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → C → Am7 → G → F → C → Am → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| C | 0:40 | 21% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:31 | 16% |
| F | 0:22 | 12% |
| Am | 0:21 | 11% |
| G | 0:20 | 11% |
| G6 | 0:18 | 10% |
| Am7 | 0:09 | 5% |
| D | 0:08 | 4% |
F – C – Am7 – G – F – C – Am – G – F – C – A – G6 – E/B – F – C – A – Am7 – G6 – B – E/B – Fmaj7 – C – A – G – C – F – C – Am7 – G – F – C – Am – G6 – Fmaj7 – C – Am – Em – Fmaj7 – C – Am – G – Fmaj7 – G6 – Fmaj7 – G6 – D – Fmaj7 – G6 – …
