Chords of: What’s Next by: Drake. (Gmaj7, G6, C6, Cmaj7) 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’s Next” by Drake is in C Major and runs at about 129 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 153 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gmaj7, G6, C6, Cmaj7.
G6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 2:57 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fm6 → Em → G6 → C6 → G6 → C6 → B7 → Cmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| G6 | 0:32 | 18% |
| C6 | 0:30 | 17% |
| Bm | 0:21 | 12% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:20 | 11% |
| C | 0:20 | 11% |
| F#m7b5 | 0:15 | 8% |
| Bm7 | 0:10 | 6% |
| B7 | 0:05 | 3% |
Fm6 – C – Bm – Em – Bm – C – Bm – C – Bm – Em – Bm – C – Bm – C – Bm – C – Bm – Cmaj7 – Bm – C – Bm – C – Bm7 – Cmaj7 – Bm – C – Bm7 – E7/G# – Am – G6 – C6 – E7/G# – C6 – G6 – C6 – D – C – Bm – C6 – B7 – Cmaj7 – F#m7b5 – B7 – C – F#m7b5 – C – G6 – C6 – …
