Chords of: CUFF IT by: Beyoncé. (C#dim, Cmaj7, Em7, 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.
“CUFF IT” by Beyoncé is in C Major and runs at about 115 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 41 different chords across 144 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#dim, Cmaj7, Em7, Am7.
Cmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 3:45 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 — 8 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 | 0:37 | 16% |
| Em7 | 0:27 | 12% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:27 | 12% |
| Am7 | 0:26 | 12% |
| Bm7 | 0:15 | 7% |
| Em | 0:12 | 6% |
| D | 0:12 | 5% |
| D6 | 0:09 | 4% |
Bbmaj7 – Cmaj7 – G6 – 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 – Bm7 – Cmaj7 – G/A – Am6 – E7 – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – D – Am7 – Em7 – …
