CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Optimista, chord by chord.

Chords of: Optimista by: Earth. (C#m, C#, A, Amaj7) 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.

About the chords of “Optimista”

“Optimista” by Earth is in A Major and runs at about 169 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 108 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#m, C#, A, Amaj7.

C#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 2:30 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m → E → C#m → E → C# → Eb7 → Amaj7 → E6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#m0:3020%
A0:2315%
C#0:2014%
E0:128%
Emaj70:128%
Amaj70:128%
F#0:085%
E60:053%

Chord progression, in order

C#m – A – E – Abm – C#m – F#m – A – E – B6 – C# – Amaj7 – E6 – Eb7 – Amaj7 – E6 – F# – C# – Amaj7 – C#m – Amaj7 – Eb – C#m7b5/B – C#m – A – E – Bmaj7 – C#/B – C#m – A – Emaj7 – F#7 – C# – A – Emaj7 – A/E – Ebm7 – C#m – A – Emaj7 – F#m6 – C#m – A6 – E – B6 – C# – A6 – Emaj7 – F# – …