Chords of: River by: Miley Cyrus. (F#, C#m, Amaj7, 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.
“River” by Miley Cyrus is in A Major and runs at about 128 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 92 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#, C#m, Amaj7, A.
C#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 2:41 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A → C#m → A → C#m → A6 → C#m7 → A6 → C#6. 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 — A Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C#m | 0:25 | 15% |
| Amaj7 | 0:25 | 15% |
| A | 0:25 | 15% |
| C#m7 | 0:14 | 9% |
| A6 | 0:11 | 7% |
| E | 0:09 | 5% |
| Bm7 | 0:07 | 5% |
| B | 0:06 | 4% |
A – B – C#m – Bm – A – B – C#m – A6 – Baug – C#m7 – A6 – Bmaj7 – C#6 – C#m7 – A – B7 – Ab – C#m7 – Bm7 – Amaj7 – B7 – C#m – Bm7 – Amaj7 – E/B – F#7 – C#m – Bm7 – Amaj7 – Bm – E – Eb – A – C#m7 – A – C#m7b5/B – C#m6 – B7 – A – Ab7/C – C#m – Bm – A – B7 – C#m – Bm7 – Amaj7 – C#m7b5/B – …
