Chords of: What If (OFFICIAL) by: Jason Derulo. (C#, Bbm7, Fm, F#) 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 If (OFFICIAL)” by Jason Derulo is in Db Major and runs at about 82 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 147 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#, Bbm7, Fm, F#.
C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 3:59 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#6 → G → Ebm → C# → Fm → F#m7b5 → F#m6 → Fm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C# | 0:50 | 21% |
| F# | 0:44 | 18% |
| Ab | 0:32 | 14% |
| Bbm7 | 0:29 | 12% |
| Fm | 0:20 | 8% |
| F#m7b5 | 0:09 | 4% |
| Bbm | 0:09 | 4% |
| Fm7 | 0:07 | 3% |
Ab – F#maj7 – C# – F# – C#6 – G – F# – C# – Ebm – C# – Dm7b5 – F#m7b5/E – Bbm – Fm – Ab – F# – C# – F# – C# – Fm – F#m7b5 – Gm – F#m6 – Fm – Bbm – C# – Fm7 – F# – C# – F# – C# – Fm – Bbm – Fm7 – Ab – F# – Ebm – C# – Ebm – C# – Fm7 – F# – C# – Ab – Bbm7 – F# – Bbm7 – Ab – …
