Chords of: The Way: Today Show by: Ariana Grande. (Cmaj7, Fm7, Ab6, Ab/Bb) 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.
“The Way: Today Show” by Ariana Grande is in C Minor and runs at about 83 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 35 different chords across 99 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cmaj7, Fm7, Ab6, Ab/Bb.
Fm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 53% of the 4:01 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb → Bmaj7 → Ab/Bb → Bmaj7 → Cm7b5/Bb → Ab/Bb → Abmaj7 → Ab6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fm7 | 2:07 | 53% |
| Ab6 | 0:21 | 9% |
| Ab/Bb | 0:12 | 5% |
| Cm7b5/Bb | 0:11 | 5% |
| Bb | 0:08 | 3% |
| C7 | 0:06 | 2% |
| Bb7 | 0:05 | 2% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:05 | 2% |
Bb – Bmaj7 – Ab/Bb – Bmaj7 – Cm7b5/Bb – Ab/Bb – Bb – Ab/Bb – Eb – Abmaj7 – Cm7 – C/E – Ab6 – C/E – Fm7 – Bm7b5 – Fmaj7 – Ab6 – Bbm – B7 – Caug – Fm7 – C – Fm7 – C – Fm7 – Bb – C – Ab6 – Bb7 – C – Fm7 – Bb – Ab/Bb – Eb6 – Abmaj7 – Bbm7 – Fm7 – C7 – Fm7b5 – Fm7 – Bbm7 – Fm7b5 – C7/E – Fm7 – Bbm – Dm7b5 – Bb/D – …
