Chords of: Popular by: Ariana Grande. (F, C, G, Abmaj7) 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.
“Popular” by Ariana Grande is in C Minor and runs at about 89 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 55 different chords across 193 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, C, G, Abmaj7.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 3:53 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abmaj7 → Dm7b5 → Am7 → F → C → Ab → Ab6 → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 0:35 | 15% |
| F | 0:34 | 15% |
| Dm | 0:15 | 7% |
| G | 0:15 | 6% |
| Bb | 0:10 | 4% |
| Am | 0:09 | 4% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:09 | 4% |
| Gm7 | 0:08 | 4% |
A – Abmaj7 – B – Dm7b5 – Am7 – D/F# – G – Cmaj7 – Am7 – D – C#m7b5/B – G – F – Eb – C# – C – Am7 – D – G – C – Ab – Ab6 – Cm – G – Gm – C – Fm – Am – Am7 – D – Gm – Ebmaj7 – C – Bbmaj7 – C – G7 – C – Bbmaj7 – A – G – F – C – Bb – F – C – Dm – Am – Dm – …
