Chords of: Only Teardrops by: Emmelie de Forest. (Am7, Am, C, Fmaj7) 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.
“Only Teardrops” by Emmelie de Forest is in C Major and runs at about 111 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 89 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Am7, Am, C, Fmaj7.
Am is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 2:58 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Fmaj7 → Am → C6 → C → Fmaj7 → F → Fmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Am | 0:44 | 25% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:35 | 20% |
| C | 0:31 | 17% |
| G | 0:18 | 10% |
| F | 0:15 | 8% |
| G6 | 0:11 | 6% |
| C6 | 0:08 | 4% |
| Am7 | 0:07 | 4% |
Am – Fmaj7 – C – Am – Fmaj7 – C – Am – Fmaj7 – Am – Fmaj7 – C6 – D/C – C – F – Fmaj7 – G7 – F – Am – G7 – F – Am – G6 – F – Fmaj7 – Am – Fmaj7 – C – G – Am – Fmaj7 – C6 – G – Am – C – Am – C – F – Am7 – D6 – F – Dm – Am – G6 – F – Am7 – G – Fmaj7 – Cmaj7 – …
