CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Side To Side (Official Video) ft. Nicki Minaj, chord by chord.

Chords of: Side To Side (Official Video) ft. Nicki Minaj by: Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj. (F#m, F#m7, Amaj7, E7) 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 “Side To Side (Official Video) ft. Nicki Minaj”

“Side To Side (Official Video) ft. Nicki Minaj” by Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj is in Db Minor and runs at about 158 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 122 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#m, F#m7, Amaj7, E7.

F#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 3:39 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#m → E7 → F#m7 → F#7 → E7 → F#m7 → F# → Dmaj7. 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 4 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Db Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F#m1:0831%
F#m70:2612%
E0:2411%
E70:178%
Amaj70:178%
Dmaj70:136%
D60:094%
D0:063%

Chord progression, in order

F#m – C# – E – Dmaj7 – E – F#m – E7 – F#m7 – E7 – F#m7 – D – E – Dmaj7 – E7 – F#m7 – D – F#7 – E7 – D – E7 – F#m7 – C#m7 – F# – Amaj7 – Dmaj7 – E – Amaj7 – F#m – C#m – E – Dmaj7 – E – F#m – F#m7b5/E – B/F# – F#m6 – E – D6 – E – F#m – F#7 – D – E – F#m7 – E7 – Dmaj7 – D/E – C#m – …