Chords of: obvious (audio) by: Ariana Grande. (Edim, C, G, Em) 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.
“obvious (audio)” by Ariana Grande is in C Major and runs at about 160 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 35 different chords across 101 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Edim, C, G, Em.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 2:25 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am → Cmaj7 → Fmaj7 → Em → Am → G6 → Am7 → Dm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 4 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 | 0:22 | 15% |
| G | 0:19 | 13% |
| Dm7 | 0:14 | 10% |
| Em | 0:10 | 7% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:09 | 6% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:08 | 6% |
| G6 | 0:07 | 5% |
| G/A | 0:05 | 4% |
G – D7 – Am – G6 – Cmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Em – Am – G6 – Am7 – Dm7 – Bm7b5 – Em7 – G/A – Gm6 – C7 – Dm – G – E – Cmaj7 – Gm7 – A7/C# – Dm – Bm7b5 – E7 – Am7 – Gm – Dm7 – G – Cmaj7 – A7 – Dm7 – G – C – Gm7 – C – G – Dm7 – G – C – Gm7 – C – Cmaj7 – A7 – C – Fmaj7 – Em – G – …
