Chords of: successful (Audio) by: Ariana Grande. (Ebmaj7, Ab6, C, Am7) 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.
“successful (Audio)” by Ariana Grande is in C Minor and runs at about 114 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 36 different chords across 190 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ebmaj7, Ab6, C, Am7.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 10% of the 3:45 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G7 → Gm6 → Am7 → Gm7 → Am7 → Ab6 → C#6 → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash 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 | 0:23 | 10% |
| Ab6 | 0:21 | 9% |
| Am7 | 0:21 | 9% |
| Dm7 | 0:19 | 8% |
| C/G | 0:18 | 8% |
| G6 | 0:13 | 6% |
| Gm7 | 0:12 | 5% |
| Dm | 0:12 | 5% |
G7 – C – Dm – C7/E – G6 – Fmaj7 – G7 – Fmaj7 – G7 – Am – G – Dm – Gm6 – Fmaj7 – Gm7 – Dm – C6 – Dm7 – Gm6 – F – Am7 – Dm – Gm7 – Am7 – Dm7 – C/G – Dm – Gm7 – Am7 – Fmaj7 – Ab6 – F#/G# – C#maj7 – Ab6 – Cm7 – Ebm – Bbm7b5/Ab – Ab6 – C#6 – Ab6 – Cm7 – Ebm – Bbm7b5/Ab – C#maj7 – C – F – C – G – …
