Chords of: True Colors by: Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake. (C6, B, A, E) 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.
“True Colors” by Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake is in C Major and runs at about 72 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 114 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C6, B, A, E.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 3:00 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m7 → B/D# → A → C#m7 → B/D# → B → A → C#m7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 0:34 | 19% |
| B | 0:34 | 19% |
| A | 0:31 | 17% |
| C#m7 | 0:15 | 9% |
| B/D# | 0:11 | 6% |
| Am | 0:08 | 4% |
| A6 | 0:07 | 4% |
| Emaj7 | 0:06 | 3% |
C#m7 – B/D# – Emaj7 – A – C#m7 – B/D# – E – A – A6 – C#m7 – B – Emaj7 – A – C#m7 – Eb – B – E – A – C#m7 – F#/C# – B/D# – E – B/A – A – F#/C# – C#m7 – F#/C# – B/D# – A – E – A – E – B – A – E – A – B – A – E – Ab7 – C#m – B7 – A – E – A – E – B – E – …
