Chords of: Roar by: Katy Perry. (Bb, Gm7, Gm, F) 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.
“Roar” by Katy Perry is in F Major and runs at about 90 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 81 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb, Gm7, Gm, F.
Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 40% of the 3:54 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb → Gm7 → Bb → Gm7 → Ebdim → Bb → Gm7 → Bb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bb | 1:34 | 40% |
| Gm7 | 0:52 | 22% |
| Gm | 0:22 | 9% |
| Cm7 | 0:14 | 6% |
| F | 0:10 | 4% |
| Eb | 0:09 | 4% |
| Eb6 | 0:08 | 4% |
| Ebdim | 0:08 | 3% |
Bb – F#aug – Bb – C7 – Gm7 – Ebmaj7 – Bb – C7 – Gm7 – Bbmaj7 – Ebdim – Bb – F/C – Gm7 – Eb6 – Bb – F/C – Gm7 – Eb6 – Bb – Cm7 – Gm – Eb6 – Bb – Cm7 – Gm7 – Ebmaj7 – Bb – Cm – Gm7 – Ebmaj7 – Ebm6 – Bb – Cm7b5 – Gm7 – Ebmaj7 – Bb – Cm7 – Gm7 – Eb – Bb – F7 – Gm7 – Eb – Bb – Cm7 – Gm7 – Eb6 – …
