CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Falling Like The Stars, chord by chord.

Chords of: Falling Like The Stars by: James Arthur. (C#, Bbm7, F#maj7, F#) 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 “Falling Like The Stars”

“Falling Like The Stars” by James Arthur is in Db Major and runs at about 113 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 10 different chords across 52 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#, Bbm7, F#maj7, F#.

C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 51% of the 3:26 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C# → Bbm7 → F# → F#maj7 → C# → Bbm7 → F#6 → F#maj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#1:4651%
Bbm70:4723%
F#maj70:2613%
F#0:168%
Bbm0:063%
F#60:031%
Eb60:010%
Ebm0:010%

Chord progression, in order

C# – Bbm7 – F# – F#maj7 – C# – Eb7 – C# – Bbm7 – F# – Bbm7 – F#6 – F#maj7 – C# – Bbm7 – F# – C# – Bbm7 – F# – C# – Bbm7 – F#maj7 – Ebm – Bbm – C# – Bbm7 – F#/A# – Bbm7 – F#maj7 – C# – Bbm7 – Ebm – F#maj7 – C# – Bbm7 – F#maj7 – C# – Bbm – Eb6 – F# – F#6 – F#maj7 – C# – Bbm – Bbm7 – F#maj7 – C# – Bbm7 – F#maj7 – …