Chords of: Harder To Breathe MUSIC VIDEO by: Maroon 5. (C#, C#m7, C#m, 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 MUSIC VIDEO” by Maroon 5 is in Ab Major and runs at about 149 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 81 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#, C#m7, C#m, Ab.
C#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 2:46 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 — 7 main chords with 10 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 | 0:37 | 22% |
| C#m7 | 0:37 | 22% |
| Ab | 0:15 | 9% |
| B | 0:13 | 8% |
| F#7 | 0:12 | 7% |
| Ebm7b5/Db | 0:09 | 5% |
| Amaj7 | 0:08 | 5% |
| C# | 0:06 | 4% |
C#m – C#m7 – F#m – C#m7 – Ab – B – F#7 – C#m – Ab – B – F#7 – C# – C#m – Ab – B – F#6 – C#m – Cm7b5/Bb – Amaj7 – G – C#m – Am7b5/G – C# – Cm7 – C#m – Dm6 – B – C#m7 – F#6 – B – C#m7 – Ab – B – F#7 – C# – C#m – B – F#7 – C# – C#m – Ab – B – F#6 – E6 – C#m – Abmaj7 – C#m – Abmaj7 – …
