Chords of: Defying Gravity (feat. Ariana Grande) by: Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo. (C#, F#maj7, F#, Ab) 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.
“Defying Gravity (feat. Ariana Grande)” by Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo is in Db Major and runs at about 103 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 63 different chords across 192 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#, F#maj7, F#, Ab.
C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 7:15 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm → B → Bb → Cm7 → F7 → Eb → E → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C# | 1:29 | 20% |
| F# | 0:37 | 9% |
| F#maj7 | 0:35 | 8% |
| Ab | 0:33 | 8% |
| B | 0:29 | 7% |
| Bbm7 | 0:19 | 4% |
| A | 0:10 | 2% |
| F#6 | 0:10 | 2% |
C# – Cm – B – Bb – Bmaj7 – Baug – Cmaj7 – Bm – Bb – A – Bbmaj7 – Bbaug – B – Bdim – B – F#/C# – Cm7 – F7 – Bb – F – Bb – Eb – E – A – E – A – B – E – F#m7 – B – B6 – C#m – Abm7 – Cm7b5 – Gmaj7 – Ebm7b5/Db – A – E – F#m7 – E/B – Abm – C# – F# – C# – F# – C#/B – B – C# – …
