Chords of: A Thousand Miles by: Vanessa Carlton. (C#m7b5/B, B, F#, Bmaj7) 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.
“A Thousand Miles” by Vanessa Carlton is in B Major and runs at about 95 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 186 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#m7b5/B, B, F#, Bmaj7.
B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 3:55 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F# → Bmaj7 → B → F# → Bmaj7 → Ebm → F# → E6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A major shapes — the song stays in B Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 0:53 | 23% |
| F# | 0:37 | 16% |
| E | 0:21 | 9% |
| Emaj7 | 0:17 | 7% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:17 | 7% |
| Ebm | 0:17 | 7% |
| E6 | 0:15 | 6% |
| F#7 | 0:11 | 5% |
E – B – E – B – Emaj7 – B – Emaj7 – B – E6 – F# – B – E – Ebm – B – E – Bmaj7 – Emaj7 – Ebm – E6 – F#6 – B/D# – E6 – F# – B – Emaj7 – Ebm – Emaj7 – B – E – F# – E – F# – Ebm – Ab/Eb – E – F#7/A# – E – F# – Bmaj7 – F# – E – F#7 – Ebm – F#/E – Abm7 – Ebm – F# – Bm – …
