CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Buttons, chord by chord.

Chords of: Buttons by: Sia. (Cmaj7, C, F, F7) 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 “Buttons”

“Buttons” by Sia is in C Major and runs at about 115 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 131 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cmaj7, C, F, F7.

C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 3:12 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → F → C → Fmaj7 → C → F7 → C → F6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 10 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C0:2915%
F0:2211%
Bb0:179%
Abmaj70:137%
Ebmaj70:126%
F70:116%
Ab60:116%
Fmaj70:105%

Chord progression, in order

C – Baug – Bb – Ebmaj7 – F – Bm7 – C – Baug – Bb – Ebmaj7 – Fmaj7 – C6 – Ab6 – Bm7 – C – Gm – Ebmaj7 – F7 – Abmaj7 – G/B – C – Gm – Ebmaj7 – F6 – Abmaj7 – G/B – C – Gm – Ebmaj7 – G/F – F7 – Abmaj7 – G/B – C – Gm – Ebaug – F6 – Abmaj7 – Cmaj7 – F – Eb – Bb7 – Fmaj7 – Eb – Bb7 – F – Ab6 – Bb – …