Chords of: A Sky Full of Stars by: Coldplay. (Bmaj7, F#, Ebm7, B) 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.
“A Sky Full of Stars” by Coldplay is in B Major and runs at about 125 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 132 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bmaj7, F#, Ebm7, B.
F# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 4:08 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebm7 → F# → Bbm7 → Ebm7 → F# → F#maj7 → Ebm7 → F#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 12 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A major shapes — the song stays in B Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F# | 1:06 | 27% |
| Ebm7 | 0:55 | 22% |
| B | 0:32 | 13% |
| Bbm7 | 0:26 | 10% |
| F#maj7 | 0:13 | 5% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:11 | 4% |
| C#7 | 0:10 | 4% |
| B6 | 0:10 | 4% |
Abm – Ebm7 – F# – Bbm7 – Ebm7 – F# – F#maj7 – Ebm7 – C#/B – Bmaj7 – F# – Bbm7 – Ebm7 – Bmaj7 – B6 – F# – F#maj7 – Ebm7 – F# – Bbm7 – Ebm7 – C#7 – F# – F#maj7 – Ebm7 – B – F# – F#maj7 – Ebm7 – B – F# – Bbm7 – Ebm7 – C#7 – Bmaj7 – F# – Bbm7 – Ebm7 – B – F# – Ebm7 – B6 – B – F# – Bbm7 – Ebm7 – C#7 – B – …
