CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Why You, chord by chord.

Chords of: Why You by: Fiji. (Gm, C, Fmaj7, 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.

About the chords of “Why You”

“Why You” by Fiji is in C Major and runs at about 150 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 119 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gm, C, Fmaj7, Cmaj7.

C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 37% of the 3:53 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Fmaj7 → C → Fmaj7 → C → Fmaj7 → C → Fmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C1:2537%
Fmaj70:3415%
G60:188%
Cmaj70:167%
G0:136%
F60:135%
G70:115%
F0:094%

Chord progression, in order

C – Fmaj7 – Em7 – Am7 – C – Fmaj7 – G – C – Fmaj7 – G7 – C – F – G7 – C – Fmaj7 – Em7 – G7 – Am – C – Fmaj7 – G7 – C – Fmaj7 – G7 – G6 – C – Fmaj7 – G – C – Fmaj7 – G6 – C – F6 – G6 – C – Fmaj7 – G6 – Am7 – C – Fmaj7 – G – Cmaj7 – F – G7 – C – F – G7 – Cmaj7 – …