Chords of: Countdown To Shutdown by: The Hives. (Gm7b5, C6, C, Am6) 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.
“Countdown To Shutdown” by The Hives is in C Major and runs at about 143 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 38 different chords across 138 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gm7b5, C6, C, Am6.
C6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 3:16 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em7b5/D → F#maj7 → A7 → C6 → E → D7/F# → C → Fmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C6 | 0:53 | 27% |
| C | 0:28 | 14% |
| A | 0:23 | 12% |
| D | 0:14 | 7% |
| Am6 | 0:13 | 7% |
| Bm7 | 0:07 | 4% |
| E | 0:06 | 3% |
| Ebm7b5 | 0:05 | 2% |
Em7b5/D – B7/D# – D/E – C# – Em7 – Bmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Bm – F#maj7 – G7 – C – D – A – Gmaj7 – C – D – A – F – E – D – C – B – A7 – F – E7 – D – C6 – B – A7 – C6 – D – C6 – A – C6 – D – C6 – E – G – Abm6 – F7/A – G6 – C – D – Amaj7 – G – C – D7/F# – F – …
