Chords of: Birds by: Imagine Dragons. (E, B, C#m, A) 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.
“Birds” by Imagine Dragons is in E Major and runs at about 119 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 96 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, B, C#m, A.
B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 40% of the 3:39 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A6 → C#m → B → A6 → C#m → B → A → C#m. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 1:29 | 40% |
| C#m | 0:50 | 23% |
| A | 0:41 | 19% |
| E | 0:10 | 5% |
| F#m | 0:09 | 4% |
| Abm7 | 0:06 | 3% |
| A6 | 0:04 | 2% |
| Abm | 0:03 | 1% |
A6 – C#m – B – A6 – C#m – B – A – C#m – B – A – C#m – B – F# – B – A – C#m – B – A – C#m – B – F#m7 – A – C#m – B – A – C#m – B – E/F# – A – C#m – B – Em – A – C#m – Abm – B – A – C#m – B – A – C#m – B – F#m – A – C#m – B – E/B – A – …
