Chords of: World's Smallest Violin by: AJR. (F, Gm, F#dim, Bb) 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.
“World's Smallest Violin” by AJR is in F Major and runs at about 116 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 38 different chords across 134 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, Gm, F#dim, Bb.
F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 2:58 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Gm7 → F → Bbmaj7 → Gm → F → F#dim → Bb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| F | 0:26 | 15% |
| Bb | 0:15 | 8% |
| Gm | 0:14 | 8% |
| C | 0:12 | 7% |
| F#dim | 0:12 | 7% |
| Gm7 | 0:10 | 6% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| A | 0:07 | 4% |
C – F – Bbmaj7 – F#dim – Bbm – Am – Gm7 – D/A – Bb – F – F#dim – Am – Gm – C7/E – D – Bb – C – Bbmaj7 – F – Gm – C/G – Fmaj7 – Bb – F – Em7 – Fmaj7 – Em7b5 – Dm – G – C – Fmaj7 – Em7b5 – F – F#dim – Bb – A – Bb6 – G7/B – F – D7 – Gm7 – Bb – F – Bb – F/A – Gm7 – Faug – Em7 – …
