Chords of: Cups by: Anna Kendrick. (C, Bm6, Bb7, F6) 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.
“Cups” by Anna Kendrick is in C Major and runs at about 130 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 68 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, Bm6, Bb7, F6.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 32% of the 3:36 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bm6 → Bb7/D → Fm7b5/Eb → Bb7 → Bbmaj7 → C → F → C. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| C | 1:09 | 32% |
| Bm6 | 0:32 | 15% |
| Bb7 | 0:25 | 11% |
| Am7 | 0:20 | 9% |
| F6 | 0:16 | 7% |
| G | 0:15 | 7% |
| F | 0:07 | 3% |
| Am | 0:07 | 3% |
Bm6 – Bb7/D – Fm7b5/Eb – Bb7 – Bbmaj7 – C – F – C – Am – G – F6 – C – Am7 – F – Am7 – G – Am7 – G/F – C – F6 – G – C – Am7 – Fmaj7 – Am7 – G – Am7 – G – C/G – F6 – G – C – F – C – Am7 – G – F6 – G7/B – C – Am7 – Fmaj7 – Am7 – G – Em – Am7 – G/F – C – F6 – …
