Chords of: To Die For by: Sam Smith. (F, C, Am, Fmaj7) 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.
“To Die For” by Sam Smith is in C Major and runs at about 85 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 88 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, C, Am, Fmaj7.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 3:04 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → Am → C → F → Am → C → C6 → Am. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 2 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 | 0:52 | 28% |
| Am | 0:36 | 20% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:34 | 19% |
| Em7 | 0:21 | 11% |
| F | 0:19 | 10% |
| C6 | 0:05 | 3% |
| F6 | 0:05 | 2% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:04 | 2% |
F – Am – C – F – C – F6 – Am – C – Fmaj7 – C6 – D7/F# – Am – C – F – Fmaj7 – Bm7b5 – C – Em7 – C – E7 – Fmaj7 – C – Em7 – C/E – Em7 – Am – G6 – Fmaj7 – F6 – C – Em7 – Am – Fmaj7 – C6 – F6 – Am – C – Fmaj7 – C – Am – C – F – Cmaj7 – Bm7b5 – C – Em7 – C – G6 – …
