Chords of: Empty Space by: James Arthur. (Ab7/C, C#, Ab/C, Ab) 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.
“Empty Space” by James Arthur is in Ab Major and runs at about 82 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 86 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab7/C, C#, Ab/C, Ab.
C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 3:30 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m → C# → Ab/C → F# → Ab → C# → C#maj7 → Ab/C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use G major shapes — the song stays in Ab Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C# | 1:04 | 31% |
| Ab/C | 0:29 | 14% |
| Ab | 0:23 | 11% |
| F# | 0:19 | 9% |
| Ab7/C | 0:11 | 5% |
| F#maj7 | 0:09 | 4% |
| Ab7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| Cm | 0:08 | 4% |
C#aug – C#m – Eb/Db – C# – Ab/C – F# – Ab7 – Fm – Ab – C# – Ebm7 – C#maj7 – Ab/C – F/C – Ab/C – F#maj7 – Ab7 – C#/G# – F#6 – Ab – C# – Ab/C – C#maj7 – Ab7/C – Fm – F# – Ab7 – Ab – C# – Ab/C – Ab7/C – Fm – F# – Ab – C# – Ab/C – C – F# – Ab – C# – Cm – Ab7/C – F# – Ab7 – F#maj7 – F#6 – Abmaj7 – C# – …
