CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Teardrops, chord by chord.

Chords of: Teardrops by: Liam Payne. (B, C, Fmaj7, Em7) 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 “Teardrops”

“Teardrops” by Liam Payne is in C Major and runs at about 76 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 131 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B, C, Fmaj7, Em7.

C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 3:12 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E7 → E6 → Em7b5/D → Dm6 → Am7 → Dm → F → Fmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C0:3317%
Fmaj70:2211%
G0:158%
Am70:147%
E70:137%
F0:137%
Em70:126%
Em0:095%

Chord progression, in order

Gmaj7 – Fm – E7 – E6 – F#maj7 – Emaj7 – Em7b5/D – C – Dm6 – G6 – Am7 – F – Dm – Em7 – Am7 – D/A – E – B – Dm – Fmaj7 – F – Em – C – G7 – G6 – Fmaj7 – Dm – Em – C – Fm – Gm6 – F – Em – C – Fmaj7 – Em – Am – G/A – C – F – Am7 – G – C – F6 – E – Am – G/A – G – …