Chords of: The Hardest Part by: Olivia Dean. (C, Am, F, G) 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.
“The Hardest Part” by Olivia Dean is in C Major and runs at about 94 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 11 different chords across 100 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, Am, F, G.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 2:53 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am → C → Am → Am/C → C → Am → C → Dm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 0:47 | 27% |
| Am | 0:46 | 26% |
| F | 0:30 | 17% |
| G | 0:23 | 13% |
| Dm7 | 0:08 | 5% |
| Am7 | 0:07 | 4% |
| Am/C | 0:04 | 2% |
| Dm | 0:03 | 2% |
Am – F – C – Am – F – Am/C – F – C – Am – F – C – Am – F – C – Am – F – C – Dm7 – Am – F – C – Am – F – C – Am – G – C – Am – G – F – C – G – F – Am7 – G – F – Am7/G – F – C – Am7 – G – F – C – Am – G – F – C – Dm7 – …
