Chords of: Sincerity Is Scary by: The 1975. (F#, A, A/G, F#m7) 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.
“Sincerity Is Scary” by The 1975 is in A Major and runs at about 91 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 142 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#, A, A/G, F#m7.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 35% of the 3:44 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A → Am → A → Am → F#m7 → A → A/G → Dmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1:19 | 35% |
| F#m7 | 0:43 | 19% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:23 | 10% |
| A/G | 0:19 | 8% |
| Am | 0:11 | 5% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:10 | 5% |
| D6 | 0:06 | 3% |
| F#m | 0:05 | 2% |
Bm7 – A – Am – D – A – Am – D – C#m7 – F#m7 – A – Dmaj7 – Fmaj7 – F#m – A/G – Dmaj7 – Fmaj7 – F#m7 – Gmaj7 – A/G – Dmaj7 – C#7/E# – F#m7 – A/G – Dmaj7 – Fmaj7 – F#m7 – A7/C# – Dmaj7 – C#7/E# – F#m7 – A/G – Dmaj7 – Bm7b5/A – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – G6 – Dmaj7 – A – Dm6 – F#m7 – A/G – D6 – F#m7 – A/G – C#m7 – D6 – A – B7 – …
