Chords of: Counting Stars by: OneRepublic. (E6, B, C#m, 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.
“Counting Stars” by OneRepublic is in A Major and runs at about 122 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 145 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E6, B, C#m, A.
B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 4:13 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → Amaj7 → E → A → C#m → E → B → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| B | 0:37 | 15% |
| E6 | 0:31 | 12% |
| C#m | 0:31 | 12% |
| F#m | 0:25 | 10% |
| E | 0:23 | 9% |
| A | 0:22 | 9% |
| A6 | 0:21 | 8% |
| Amaj7 | 0:15 | 6% |
F#m – C#m7 – F# – E – B6 – B7 – Amaj7 – F#/C# – C#m – F#/C# – E – B – E/B – F#m – A – A6 – Dm – C#m – E – B – A – C#m – E6 – B – A6 – C#m – E – F#7 – B – F#m7 – C#m – E – B – A6 – C# – E – B – A – C# – E – B – A – A6 – C#m7 – F#m – E6 – B – Amaj7 – …
