Chords of: Burn by: Ellie Goulding. (Abmaj7, C#, Bbm7, Bbm) 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.
“Burn” by Ellie Goulding is in Bb Minor and runs at about 173 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 165 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abmaj7, C#, Bbm7, Bbm.
Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 3:49 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbm → Fm → Bbm → Ebm → C# → Bbm → Bbm7 → Ab. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Bb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ab | 0:44 | 19% |
| Bbm | 0:43 | 19% |
| F# | 0:29 | 13% |
| C# | 0:27 | 12% |
| Fm | 0:19 | 8% |
| Bbm7 | 0:18 | 8% |
| Ebm | 0:11 | 5% |
| F#6 | 0:09 | 4% |
Bbm – F# – Fm – Ab – Bbm – F# – Fm – Ab – Bbm – Ebm – C#/E# – Ab – Bbm – Ebm – Fm7 – Ab – Bbm – Ebm – C# – Ab – Bbm – Ebm – C#/E# – Ab – Bbm – F# – Fm – Ab – Bbm – F# – Fm7 – Ab – Bbm – Ebm – C# – Ab – C# – F# – Bbm – Eb – Bbm7 – F#6 – C#/E# – Ab – Bbm7 – F#6 – C# – Ab – …
