Chords of: Castles by: Freya Ridings. (B, E, F#m7, F#m) 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.
“Castles” by Freya Ridings is in E Major and runs at about 117 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 104 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B, E, F#m7, F#m.
B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 41% of the 3:24 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F# → B → F#m → C#m → B → F#m → C#m → B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 1:24 | 41% |
| E | 0:42 | 20% |
| A | 0:17 | 8% |
| F#m7 | 0:12 | 6% |
| F#m | 0:11 | 5% |
| C#m | 0:10 | 5% |
| C#m7b5/B | 0:05 | 2% |
| E/B | 0:04 | 2% |
F#m – C#m – F# – E – B – F#m – C#m – E6 – B – E/B – B6 – F#m – C#m – E – B – F#m7 – E6 – Bmaj7 – F#m – A6 – C#m – E – B – E/B – F#m7 – E – B – E – F#m7 – E – B – E – A – E – B – C#m7b5/B – A – E – B – E/B – F#m – C#m – E – B – F#m – C#m – E – B – …
