CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Chandelier, chord by chord.

Chords of: Chandelier by: Sia. (Abmaj7, F#, Ab, C#/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 “Chandelier”

“Chandelier” by Sia is in Db Major and runs at about 87 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 13 different chords across 72 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abmaj7, F#, Ab, C#/E#.

F# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 3:46 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abmaj7 → Bbm → Ebm → Fm7 → Bbm → Ebm → Fm7 → F#6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F#1:0830%
Ab0:4922%
C#/E#0:3315%
F#60:157%
Abmaj70:136%
Bbm0:136%
Fm70:104%
Ebm0:083%

Chord progression, in order

Abmaj7 – D7 – Bbm – Ebm – Fm7 – Bbm – Ebm – Fm7 – F#6 – Bbm – Ab – F# – Ab – Faug – F# – Ab – C#/E# – F# – Ab – C#/E# – F# – Ab – C#/E# – F# – F#6 – Ab – C#/E# – F#6 – F# – Ab – Fm7 – C#/E# – F# – F#maj7 – Ebm – Ab/Bb – F#maj7 – Bbm – Ab – F# – Ab – C#/E# – Bbm – F# – Ab – C#/E# – F# – Ab – …