Chords of: What Are Words by: chris medina. (C, F, G, Am) 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.
“What Are Words” by chris medina is in C Major and runs at about 123 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 84 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, F, G, Am.
F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 2:58 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gmaj7 → F6 → Gm → C → F6 → C → F → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| F | 0:39 | 22% |
| G | 0:38 | 22% |
| C | 0:30 | 17% |
| Am | 0:21 | 12% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:15 | 9% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:09 | 5% |
| F6 | 0:08 | 5% |
| Am7 | 0:04 | 2% |
Gmaj7 – F6 – Gm – C – F – F6 – Gm – C – Fm – C – F – G – Cmaj7 – Fmaj7 – F6 – G – Am – D/A – Fmaj7 – G – Cmaj7 – Fmaj7 – G – C – F – G – C – F – G – Am – F – G – C – G – Am7 – F – C – G – F – G – Cmaj7 – F – G – Am – Fmaj7 – G6 – C – F – …
