Chords of: River (Backyard Sessions) by: Miley Cyrus. (F#, Amaj7, C#m, E) 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.
“River (Backyard Sessions)” by Miley Cyrus is in E Major and runs at about 128 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 89 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#, Amaj7, C#m, E.
Amaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 2:41 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A → C#m → A → C#m → A6 → A → C#m → C#7/E#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Amaj7 | 0:37 | 23% |
| C#m | 0:26 | 16% |
| A6 | 0:13 | 8% |
| E | 0:13 | 8% |
| A | 0:10 | 6% |
| C#m7 | 0:08 | 5% |
| Bm7 | 0:06 | 4% |
| E/B | 0:06 | 4% |
A – B6 – C#m – Bm7 – A – B – C#m – F#7/A# – A6 – A – C#7 – C#m – C#7/E# – A6 – Bmaj7 – C# – C#m – C#7/E# – Amaj7 – B7 – C#m – Bm7 – Amaj7 – B7 – C#m – A6 – Amaj7 – E/B – C#m7 – Bm7 – Amaj7 – E – A6 – B6 – Bbm7 – Bmaj7 – A – Bmaj7 – C#6 – B6 – Amaj7 – B7 – C#m – Amaj7 – A/B – C#m – F#m7 – Amaj7 – …
