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.
“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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F#m | 1:08 | 31% |
| F#m7 | 0:26 | 12% |
| E | 0:24 | 11% |
| E7 | 0:17 | 8% |
| Amaj7 | 0:17 | 8% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:13 | 6% |
| D6 | 0:09 | 4% |
| D | 0:06 | 3% |
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 – …
