Chords of: Harder To Breathe (Live on Letterman) by: Maroon 5. (C#7, C#m, Gm7b5, 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.
“Harder To Breathe (Live on Letterman)” by Maroon 5 is in D Major and runs at about 152 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 34 different chords across 85 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#7, C#m, Gm7b5, F#.
C#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 3:01 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gm7b5 → Eb7/G → Abmaj7 → C#m7b5 → C#m → A/G → Em → C#m7b5. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 14 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C#m | 0:47 | 26% |
| F# | 0:13 | 7% |
| Gm7b5 | 0:13 | 7% |
| C#m7 | 0:10 | 5% |
| Ab | 0:09 | 5% |
| C#7 | 0:09 | 5% |
| Ab7 | 0:09 | 5% |
| C#m7b5 | 0:08 | 4% |
Gm7b5 – Eb7/G – Abmaj7 – C#m7b5 – C#m – B – A/G – E6 – F#/C# – Em – C#m7b5 – C#m – Ab7 – Bm – C#m7 – F# – C#m – Ab7 – Bm6 – F# – C#m – Ab7 – Bm6 – F# – C#m – Cm7b5/Bb – A7 – C#m7 – C#7 – C#m – Ab – Bm6 – F# – C#m – Ab7 – Bm6 – F# – C#m – Ab7 – Bm6 – F# – C#m – Ab – C#m – Am7 – Ebmaj7 – Amaj7 – G6 – …
