Chords of: Island by: Miley Cyrus. (Abmaj7, 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 16 different chords across 77 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abmaj7, Ab, Fm, Eb6.
Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 3:54 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb → Fm → Fm7 → Fm → Ab → Bbm → Fm → Ab. 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 | 29% |
| Fm | 0:47 | 20% |
| C# | 0:25 | 11% |
| C#maj7 | 0:24 | 10% |
| Eb6 | 0:23 | 10% |
| Bbm | 0:15 | 6% |
| Fm7 | 0:09 | 4% |
| Eb | 0:09 | 4% |
Bb – Fm – Fm7 – Fm – Ab – C#m7 – C# – C#maj7 – Bbm – Fm – Bb7 – 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# – Fm – Ab – C# – C#maj7 – Bbm – Eb6 – Ab – C# – C#maj7 – Eb6 – Fm – Gm6 – Ab – …
