Chords of: Summertime Sadness by: Lana Del Rey. (C#m7b5/B, C#m, B, F#m) 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.
“Summertime Sadness” by Lana Del Rey is in B Major and runs at about 112 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 129 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#m7b5/B, C#m, B, F#m.
C#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 4:40 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → A → C#m → B → F#m → A → C#m → B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A major shapes — the song stays in B Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C#m | 1:01 | 22% |
| B | 0:58 | 21% |
| F#m | 0:52 | 19% |
| A | 0:47 | 17% |
| C | 0:18 | 6% |
| Abm | 0:08 | 3% |
| A6 | 0:07 | 2% |
| E6 | 0:07 | 2% |
C – A – C#m – B – F#m – A – C#m – B – F#m – A – C#m – B – E/B – F#m – A – C#m – B – F#m – B/F# – A – C#m – B – Emaj7 – F#m – A – C#m – B – F#m – A – C#m – B – F#m – A – C#m – B – F#m – A – C#m – B – F#m – A – C#m – B – F#m – A – C#m – B – F#m – …
