Sia - Chandelier - Guitar Cover

1000 Forms Of Fear (Deluxe Version)

2015 3:36

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About Chandelier

Few pop songs put as much demand on clean chord tone and rhythmic discipline as "Chandelier" by Sia. Written in F minor, the song centres on a repeating harmonic loop that sounds deceptively simple but asks for very consistent right-hand control to keep the momentum steady across the 104 BPM groove. The chord shapes sit in a register where voicing choices matter: moving too low muddies the mix, while higher inversions cut through and complement the vocal melody far better. E Standard tuning means no retuning is needed, but the key of F minor will push some players toward barre chord territory, so building clean barre pressure is worth dedicating real practice time to. The Pop Rock feel calls for a strumming pattern with a slight behind-the-beat lilt rather than a metronomic chop, and that pocket is genuinely tricky to find. Use the Practice Toolbar to loop the verse progression slowed down until the feel sits naturally under your hand before bringing it back up to tempo.

• The song is in F minor, which means several chord shapes will require full barre chords, making clean left-hand pressure and finger placement a central challenge.
• At 104 BPM in E Standard tuning, the strumming pattern rewards a relaxed wrist rather than a stiff, mechanical stroke to capture the pop-rock feel.
• Looping the chorus progression slowed down with the Practice Toolbar is especially useful here, as the chord changes come quickly and need to feel effortless at full tempo.