CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Silence, chord by chord.

Chords of: Silence by: Marshmello. (E, C#m, B, A) 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 “Silence”

“Silence” by Marshmello is in E Major and runs at about 139 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 10 different chords across 93 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, C#m, B, A.

E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 2:56 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m → E → C#m → B → C#m7 → B → C#m → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
E0:4727%
C#m0:3822%
B0:3319%
A0:2916%
C#m70:2112%
B70:021%
Amaj70:021%
B60:021%

Chord progression, in order

C#m – E – C#m – B – C#m7 – B – C#m – E – B – C#m – E – C#m7 – B – A – E – C#m7 – B – Amaj7 – E – C#m – B – A – E – C#7 – B – A – E – C#m – B – A – E – C#m – B – A – E – C#m – A – E – C#m – B – A – E – C#m – A – E – C#m – B – A – …