CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Paparazzi, chord by chord.

Chords of: Paparazzi by: Arjan Dhillon. (Aaug, C#m, A6, F#m) 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.

About the chords of “Paparazzi”

“Paparazzi” by Arjan Dhillon is in Db Minor and runs at about 94 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 54 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Aaug, C#m, A6, F#m.

C#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 40% of the 2:08 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm → C#m → F#m → C#m → A6 → C#m → A6 → C#m. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 5 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#m0:5140%
A60:2721%
F#m0:1310%
Abm0:086%
Amaj70:086%
Ebm7b5/Db0:054%
C#70:032%
C#m70:032%

Chord progression, in order

Abm – C#m – A6 – F#m – C#m – A6 – Ebm7b5/Db – C#m – A6 – C#m – A6 – C#m – F#m – C#m – F#m – E – Ebm7b5/Db – C#m – A6 – C#m – F#m7 – F#m – C#m – Amaj7 – A6 – F#/C# – Amaj7 – F#m – B/C# – C#m – Ebm7b5/Db – C#m – A6 – C#m – A6 – F#m – C#m – A6 – C#m – Amaj7 – A6 – C#m – Amaj7 – F#m – C#m7 – Ebm7 – C#m – A6 – …