Chords of: CUFF IT by: Beyoncé. (C#dim, Cmaj7, Am7, Gmaj7) 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.
“CUFF IT” by Beyoncé is in C Major and runs at about 115 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 38 different chords across 104 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#dim, Cmaj7, Am7, Gmaj7.
Cmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 2:39 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbmaj7 → Cmaj7 → Em → D6 → Cmaj7 → Am7 → D → Cmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cmaj7 | 0:24 | 15% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:20 | 12% |
| Am7 | 0:18 | 11% |
| Bm7 | 0:14 | 9% |
| Em7 | 0:13 | 8% |
| Em | 0:08 | 5% |
| D6 | 0:08 | 5% |
| E7 | 0:05 | 3% |
Bbmaj7 – Cmaj7 – A7 – D6 – Em – D6 – Cmaj7 – E7/G# – Am7 – Gmaj7 – Am7 – D – Cmaj7 – Am7 – E7 – Bm – Dm – Cmaj7 – Am7 – Em7 – D – Cmaj7 – Am7 – E7 – D6 – Cmaj7 – Am7 – E – D6 – Cmaj7 – Am7 – Em7 – D – G – Cmaj7 – Am – Em – D6 – Em – Bm7 – Gmaj7 – Am6 – Gmaj7 – A – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – F#m6 – Gmaj7 – …
