Chords of: What It Sounds Like by: Imagine Dragons. (A, C#m, B, Abm7) 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.
“What It Sounds Like” by Imagine Dragons is in A Major and runs at about 118 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 121 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, C#m, B, Abm7.
C#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 3:51 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#7/E# → B7 → C#m7 → Eb7/G → A6 → B6 → A6 → E/B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C#m | 0:32 | 14% |
| B | 0:30 | 13% |
| Abm7 | 0:27 | 12% |
| Amaj7 | 0:22 | 10% |
| B6 | 0:18 | 8% |
| C#m7 | 0:17 | 7% |
| A6 | 0:11 | 5% |
| A | 0:09 | 4% |
B7 – Abm7 – C#7/E# – B7 – F# – Ab – C#m7 – B7 – Eb7/G – A6 – B6 – C#m – F#/C# – A6 – E/B – Abm – C#m – A – F#m – C#m – F#/C# – C#m – B6 – Abm7 – Abm – E/G# – A – C#m7 – F# – B – B6 – Amaj7 – C#m – B – Abm7 – C#m – Abm7 – C#m – Abm7 – C# – B – C#m7 – B – C#m – A6 – B6 – F#/G# – Amaj7 – …
