Chords of: Just a Friend by: Biz Markie. (Cmaj7, G7, F6, Bmaj7) 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.
“Just a Friend” by Biz Markie is in C Major and runs at about 85 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 69 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cmaj7, G7, F6, Bmaj7.
Cmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 4:05 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m7b5/B → Bmaj7 → G7/B → G7 → Bm7b5 → Ab → F6 → Cmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 9 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 | 0:43 | 18% |
| G7 | 0:41 | 17% |
| F6 | 0:41 | 17% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:33 | 14% |
| Bm7b5 | 0:17 | 7% |
| Dm | 0:11 | 5% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:11 | 4% |
| F | 0:07 | 3% |
C#m7b5/B – Bmaj7 – Dm – G7/B – G7 – Abmaj7 – Bm7b5 – Cmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Ab – F6 – Cmaj7 – Dm – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – G7 – F6 – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Am7b5/G – G7 – Aaug – Dm – G7 – Dm – G7 – Cmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Bm7b5 – Bbmaj7 – F6 – Cmaj7 – A – G7 – F6 – Cmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – G7 – F6 – Cmaj7 – Bm7b5 – G7 – F6 – Gmaj7 – C – G7 – F6 – Gmaj7 – …
