Chords of: thought i was playing by: Gunna, 21 Savage. (C#m7, C#m, Dmaj7, F#m) 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.
“thought i was playing” by Gunna, 21 Savage is in D Major and runs at about 148 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 55 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#m7, C#m, Dmaj7, F#m.
C#m7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 67% of the 2:45 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm7b5 → C#m7 → F#m → C#m → C#m7 → C#7 → C#m7 → Dmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 3 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C#m7 | 1:51 | 67% |
| C#m | 0:15 | 9% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:11 | 7% |
| F#m | 0:07 | 4% |
| Abm7b5 | 0:04 | 2% |
| C#7 | 0:03 | 2% |
| D6 | 0:02 | 1% |
| F#6 | 0:02 | 1% |
Abm7b5 – C#m7 – F#m – D6 – C#m – F#m – D6 – C#m7 – Abm7b5 – C#m – G/D – C#m7 – F#m – C#7 – F#m7 – C#m7 – F#dim – C#m7 – F#6 – C#m7 – Ebm7b5 – C#m7 – Abm7b5 – C#m7 – Dmaj7 – C#m – F#maj7 – G/D – C#m – Dmaj7 – C#m – F#6 – D6 – C# – F#6 – G/D – C#m – Abm7b5/Gb – C#m7 – D7 – C#m – Bm – C#m – F#m6 – G/D – C#m7 – D7 – C#m7 – …