Chords of: Time After Time (Official HD Video) by: Cyndi Lauper. (F, C, G, Am7) 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.
“Time After Time (Official HD Video)” by Cyndi Lauper is in C Major and runs at about 129 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 35 different chords across 204 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, C, G, Am7.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 4:54 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F7 → Bmaj7 → Cm7b5/Bb → Abm → Ebm → Bmaj7 → Bm6 → Fm7b5. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 2 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 | 1:30 | 31% |
| F | 0:45 | 15% |
| G | 0:42 | 14% |
| Em | 0:21 | 7% |
| Am7 | 0:20 | 7% |
| F6 | 0:16 | 6% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:08 | 3% |
| Am | 0:08 | 3% |
Eb – Ab – Cm – Bbm7 – Bm – Ebm7 – F – Am – F7 – Fdim – Abdim – Cm7b5 – Bmaj7 – Cm7b5/Bb – Bmaj7 – Abm – Ebmaj7 – Ebm – C#6 – Bmaj7 – Bm6 – Bb – Ebm – C# – Fm7b5 – F – G – Em – F – G – Em – F – F6 – C – F6 – C – F6 – C – F6 – C – F6 – C – F6 – C – Dm – C – F6 – Am – …