Chords of: Losing My Religion by: R.E.M.. (A, Am, Em, F) 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.
“Losing My Religion” by R.E.M. is in F Major and runs at about 125 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 121 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, Am, Em, F.
Am is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 32% of the 4:25 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → Am → F → Am → Em → Am → Em → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 1 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Am | 1:25 | 32% |
| Em | 0:55 | 21% |
| G | 0:22 | 8% |
| Dm | 0:22 | 8% |
| F | 0:21 | 8% |
| A | 0:18 | 7% |
| G6 | 0:12 | 5% |
| Dm7 | 0:08 | 3% |
Em7b5/D – F – Dm – G6 – Am – D7 – Am – F – Dm – G – Am – G – Em – Am – Em – Am – Em – A – Am – Em – A – Dm – G – G6 – Am – Em – Am – Em – Am – Em – C/E – Em – A7 – Dm – G – F – Dm7 – Gm7 – Am – F – Dm7 – Am – G6 – A – Am – Em – Am – Em – …
