Chords of: Girlfriend by: Charlie Puth. (Eb, C#6, Ab, Ab6) 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.
“Girlfriend” by Charlie Puth is in Ab Major and runs at about 195 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 123 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb, C#6, Ab, Ab6.
Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 2:57 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F# → Fm7 → F#6 → Ab → Abm → Ab6 → Bbm7 → Fm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use G major shapes — the song stays in Ab Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ab | 0:43 | 25% |
| C#6 | 0:33 | 19% |
| F#6 | 0:16 | 9% |
| Ab6 | 0:15 | 8% |
| Fm7 | 0:13 | 7% |
| F# | 0:12 | 7% |
| Bbm7 | 0:09 | 5% |
| Ab7 | 0:07 | 4% |
Ab – F# – Ab – F# – Ab – F# – Ab – F#6 – Ab – F# – Ab – F#maj7 – Fm7 – F#6 – Ab – F#6 – Abmaj7 – F# – Ab7 – F#6 – Fm7 – C#/E# – Ab – F#6 – Ab6 – C#maj7 – Ab – F# – Abm – Eb – Ab6 – F#6 – Bbm7 – Gmaj7 – Fm7 – C#6 – Gmaj7 – Fm7 – F# – Ab – Ebm – Ab – F# – Bbm7 – F#6 – Fm7 – F# – C#maj7 – …
