Chords of: Heat Waves by: Glass Animals. (F#, B, F#6, C#m7) 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.
“Heat Waves” by Glass Animals is in B Major and runs at about 160 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 168 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#, B, F#6, C#m7.
B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 3:55 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m → C#m7 → C#m → F# → B → F#6 → B → C#7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| B | 0:51 | 21% |
| Abm | 0:34 | 14% |
| F#6 | 0:27 | 12% |
| E | 0:24 | 10% |
| F# | 0:22 | 10% |
| C#m7 | 0:18 | 7% |
| C#7 | 0:17 | 7% |
| C#m | 0:12 | 5% |
C#m – B – Bbm7b5/Ab – Abm – F#6 – C#m7 – Abm – F# – C#m7 – Bmaj7 – C#m7b5/B – E – F# – B7 – C#m – B – Abm – F# – E – B – C#7 – F# – C#m7 – B – Abm – F#6 – E – B – C#7 – F#6 – C#m7 – B – Abm – F#6 – E – B – C#7 – B/C# – F# – C#m7 – B – Abm – F#6 – E – B – C#7 – F#6 – C#m – …
