Chords of: When I Was Your Man by: Bruno Mars. (C, G, Am, Dm) 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.
“When I Was Your Man” by Bruno Mars is in C Major and runs at about 73 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 100 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, G, Am, Dm.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 3:29 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D7 → Dm7 → C → D7 → Dm7 → C → Am → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 0 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 0:52 | 25% |
| G | 0:33 | 16% |
| Dm | 0:18 | 8% |
| Am | 0:17 | 8% |
| F | 0:16 | 8% |
| Em | 0:15 | 7% |
| D7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| D | 0:07 | 3% |
D7 – Dm7 – C – D7 – Dm7 – C – G – Am – C – Dm – G – C – Em – Am – C – Dm – G – C – Em – Am – Am7 – Em – Bb – C/G – G6 – F6 – G – C – F6 – G – C – F – G7 – Am – D – F – Fm – C – F – C – Em – Am – C – Dm – G – Gm7b5 – C – Em – …
