CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Never Give Up, chord by chord.

Chords of: Never Give Up by: Sia. (B6, F#m, F#m7, A6) 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 “Never Give Up”

“Never Give Up” by Sia is in Db Minor and runs at about 181 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 12 different chords across 116 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B6, F#m, F#m7, A6.

F#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 3:41 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#7 → F#m → A → F#m → A6 → F#m → F#m7 → A6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Db Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F#m1:0831%
F#m70:3215%
A60:2511%
E0:199%
A0:198%
Dmaj70:188%
E60:146%
F#70:146%

Chord progression, in order

F#7 – F#m – A – Em6 – F#m – A6 – Em6 – F#m – E6 – F#m – Dmaj7 – A – E – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – A6 – E – F#m – D – A – E – F#m – D – A6 – E6 – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – A6 – E – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – A6 – E – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – A – E – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – A – E – F#m – A – F#m – E6 – F#m – F#m7 – F#m – …