CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Defying Gravity (feat. Ariana Grande), chord by chord.

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.

About the chords of “Defying Gravity (feat. Ariana Grande)”

“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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#1:2920%
F#0:379%
F#maj70:358%
Ab0:338%
B0:297%
Bbm70:194%
A0:102%
F#60:102%

Chord progression, in order

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# – …