Chords of: The Tears of Things by: U2. (C#m, A, C#, Ebm7) 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.
“The Tears of Things” by U2 is in Db Minor and runs at about 86 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 31 different chords across 111 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#m, A, C#, Ebm7.
C#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 5:20 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m → F#6 → F#7 → A → Eb → F#6 → F#m → C#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 10 main chords with 11 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C#m | 0:48 | 15% |
| A | 0:38 | 12% |
| Bbm | 0:31 | 10% |
| C# | 0:29 | 9% |
| Ebm7 | 0:28 | 9% |
| Eb | 0:21 | 7% |
| F#m | 0:17 | 5% |
| Ebm | 0:16 | 5% |
C#m – F#6 – F#7 – Gmaj7 – Amaj7 – Adim – A – Eb – F#6 – F#m6 – F#m – Ebm – Cdim – F#m – C# – E6 – Fm – Bbm – Ab – Ebm7 – Bbm – Ebm7b5 – A – C#m – F#6 – F#7 – A – Eb7 – Eb – Ebm7 – F#m6 – F#m – C# – Fm7 – Eb/Bb – Bbm – Ab – Ebm7 – Bbm – F7 – F – Ebm – C# – C#m – Fm – Eb/Bb – Bbm – Eb7 – …
