Chords of: HELICOPTER by: A$AP Rocky. (Amaj7, F#/C#, C#maj7, F#) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“HELICOPTER” by A$AP Rocky is in Db Minor and runs at about 134 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 34 different chords across 107 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Amaj7, F#/C#, C#maj7, F#.
F#/C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 3:05 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → F#6 → C#maj7 → D7 → F# → F#/C# → C#maj7 → C#m7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 8 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F#/C# | 0:32 | 17% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:29 | 16% |
| C#maj7 | 0:20 | 11% |
| F# | 0:18 | 10% |
| A7/C# | 0:10 | 5% |
| C#7 | 0:07 | 4% |
| D7 | 0:07 | 4% |
| C#6 | 0:06 | 3% |
G – F#6 – C#maj7 – Ab6 – Abm7b5/Gb – C7 – D7 – Fm7b5/Eb – F# – Daug – F# – C#7 – Dmaj7 – F#/C# – D7 – C#maj7 – Dmaj7 – C#m7 – C#maj7 – Eb7 – Dmaj7 – C#maj7 – Dmaj7 – C#m7 – Dmaj7 – C#6 – Dmaj7 – Ebm7b5/Db – C#m7 – Dm6 – C#maj7 – F# – A7/C# – C#6 – Gm – A7/C# – F#m – Gm – C#aug – Gm7b5 – Gm – A7/C# – F#/C# – Dm – Ebm7b5/Db – C#7 – D6 – F# – …
