Chords of: Harder To Breathe by: Maroon 5. (C#, C#m, C#m7, 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.
“Harder To Breathe” by Maroon 5 is in Ab Major and runs at about 149 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 83 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#, C#m, C#m7, Ab.
C#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 2:48 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m → C#m7 → Ab → F#7 → Ab → F#7 → Ab → F#6. 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#m | 0:43 | 26% |
| C#m7 | 0:43 | 25% |
| Ab | 0:15 | 9% |
| F#7 | 0:12 | 7% |
| B | 0:11 | 7% |
| Ebm7b5/Db | 0:08 | 5% |
| F#6 | 0:04 | 2% |
| C# | 0:04 | 2% |
C#m – C#m7 – B/F# – C#m7 – Ab – B – F#7 – C#m – Ab – B – F#7 – C# – C#m – Ab – B – F#6 – C#m – Cm7b5/Bb – C#m – G – C#m – Eb7/G – C/Bb – C#m – G6 – B – C#m7 – F#6 – B6 – C#m7 – Ab – B – F#7 – C#m – B – F#7 – C#m – Ab – B – F# – Gmaj7 – C#m – Ab – C#m – Abmaj7 – Amaj7 – Abm7b5 – C# – …
