CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Burn the Witch, chord by chord.

Chords of: Burn the Witch by: Radiohead. (F#, B, F#6, 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.

About the chords of “Burn the Witch”

“Burn the Witch” by Radiohead is in E Major and runs at about 149 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 34 different chords across 101 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#, B, F#6, E.

F#6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 3:25 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#6 → Emaj7 → E6 → Ebm → E → F#6 → E → F#6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F#60:2814%
B0:2813%
E0:2010%
F#0:189%
Emaj70:158%
E60:115%
Ebm0:094%
F#m0:084%

Chord progression, in order

F#6 – Emaj7 – E6 – Ebm – E – F#6 – E – F#6 – E6 – F#6 – B6 – Emaj7 – E – F#6 – Emaj7 – E6 – F#6 – A – Emaj7 – E6 – F#6 – Emaj7 – E6 – C# – B6 – F# – Dm7 – Bm – A6 – B – F# – Dm – Bm – A6 – B – F#m – Abm7b5/Gb – E – A6 – B – B/F# – F#6 – E – F#m7b5/E – F# – E7 – F# – B6 – …