CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Starfish, chord by chord.

Chords of: Starfish by: Rhys. (E6, F#m7, B, E/B) 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 “Starfish”

“Starfish” by Rhys is in B Major and runs at about 100 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 134 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E6, F#m7, B, E/B.

F#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 3:18 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E/B → B → E/B → B → F#m → B → B6 → B7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 10 main chords with 15 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A major shapes — the song stays in B Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F#m0:3417%
F#m70:2412%
B0:1910%
Abm70:168%
E60:168%
A/B0:168%
B70:147%
E/B0:147%

Chord progression, in order

F#7 – A6 – E/B – B7 – F#m – Amaj7 – E/B – F#m – B/A – B – F# – Amaj7 – E/B – F#m – B/A – B – F#m – A – B – F#m – B/A – B – F#m – A – E/B – B6 – F#m – B7 – E/B – B – C#m7 – F#m – Abm – F#m – Abm7 – F#m – B6 – A/B – C#m7 – F#m – C#m – F#m – Abm – F#m – Abm7 – F#m – C#m7 – A/B – …