CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Sign of the Times, chord by chord.

Chords of: Sign of the Times by: Harry Styles. (F, C, Dm, C7) 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 “Sign of the Times”

“Sign of the Times” by Harry Styles is in C Major and runs at about 120 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 87 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, C, Dm, C7.

C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 38% of the 5:24 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → Dm → C → F → Dm → C → F → Dm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C2:0238%
Dm1:2025%
F1:1623%
C70:144%
Bb0:124%
Bb60:041%
C60:031%
Gm60:021%

Chord progression, in order

F – Dm – C – F – Dm – C – F – Dm – C – F – Dm – C – F – Dm – C – Gm6 – F – Dm – Em7b5 – C – F – C#m6 – Dm – C – F – G7 – Dm – C – Em7 – F – C – Dm – C – Em7b5/D – F – Dm – C – C7 – F – Dm – C – C7 – F – Dm – Gm – C – F – Fmaj7 – …