Chords of: Island by: Miley Cyrus. (C#, Ab, Fm, Eb6) 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.
“Island” by Miley Cyrus is in F Minor and runs at about 164 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 14 different chords across 74 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#, Ab, Fm, Eb6.
Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 3:45 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fm → Fm7 → Fm → Ab → Bbm → Fm → Ab → C#7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in F Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ab | 1:08 | 30% |
| Fm | 0:44 | 20% |
| C# | 0:25 | 11% |
| C#maj7 | 0:23 | 10% |
| Eb6 | 0:22 | 10% |
| Bbm | 0:15 | 7% |
| Fm7 | 0:09 | 4% |
| Eb | 0:09 | 4% |
Fm – Fm7 – Fm – Ab – C#m7 – C# – C#maj7 – Bbm – Fm – Bb/Ab – Ab – C#7 – Bbm – Fm – Ab – C#maj7 – Bb – Eb6 – Ab – C# – C#maj7 – Eb6 – Fm7 – Ab – C# – Bbm – Fm – Ab – C# – C#maj7 – Bbm – Fm – Ab6 – C#maj7 – Fm – Ab – C# – C#maj7 – Bb – Eb6 – Ab – C# – C#maj7 – Eb6 – Fm – Gm6 – Ab – C#maj7 – …
