CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Whatever It Takes, chord by chord.

Chords of: Whatever It Takes by: Cash and Maverick. (A, Am, Gmaj7, Fmaj7) 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.

About the chords of “Whatever It Takes”

“Whatever It Takes” by Cash and Maverick is in A Minor and runs at about 110 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 108 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, Am, Gmaj7, Fmaj7.

Am is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 3:29 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am → Am7b5/G → Gmaj7 → Dmaj7 → Dm7 → D/A → D7/F# → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 10 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Am0:3416%
Fmaj70:2010%
Gmaj70:199%
F0:178%
C60:136%
C0:126%
Dm0:115%
D0:105%

Chord progression, in order

Am – Am7b5/G – Gmaj7 – G – C6 – A7/C# – Dmaj7 – Dm7 – D/A – C7/E – Em7 – C – D7/F# – F6 – F7/A – D – C – D – Fmaj7 – A – C6 – Fmaj7 – G – Bm7b5/A – Am – C6 – Bm7b5/A – Am7 – Am – C6 – F6 – G – Am – C – F – Dm – G6 – Am7 – D – C – D7/F# – D – F6 – D/A – C – D7/F# – Fmaj7 – Am – …