Chords of: Cheap Thrills by: Sia, Sean Paul. (Amaj7, F#m, E, D) 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.
“Cheap Thrills” by Sia, Sean Paul is in D Major and runs at about 90 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 149 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Amaj7, F#m, E, D.
F#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 3:38 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#m7 → A → Bm7 → E → D6 → E → A → E. 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 — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F#m | 0:55 | 25% |
| D | 0:36 | 16% |
| A | 0:33 | 15% |
| E | 0:26 | 12% |
| E/G# | 0:23 | 10% |
| A6 | 0:12 | 5% |
| F#m7 | 0:10 | 5% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:04 | 2% |
F#m7 – D – A – Bm7 – E – F#m – D6 – E – F#m – D – A – E – F#m – D/A – A – E – F#m – D – A – E/G# – F#m – D – A – E/G# – F#m – D – A6 – E/G# – F#m – D – A6 – E/G# – F#m – D – A – E/G# – F#m7 – D – A – E/G# – F#m – Am – E – F#m – E – F#m – D – A – …
