Chords of: Why by: Jay Park. (Em7, Fmaj7, Am, 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.
“Why” by Jay Park is in A Minor and runs at about 121 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 107 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em7, Fmaj7, Am, Am7.
Fmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 3:51 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → Fmaj7 → C/G → F6 → Fmaj7 → Cmaj7 → D → G6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fmaj7 | 0:48 | 21% |
| G6 | 0:25 | 11% |
| Am7 | 0:23 | 10% |
| Am | 0:23 | 10% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:17 | 7% |
| C | 0:15 | 6% |
| C/G | 0:14 | 6% |
| Dm7 | 0:13 | 6% |
G – Cm – Fmaj7 – C/G – Bm7 – F6 – Fmaj7 – Cmaj7 – D – Fmaj7 – Em7 – F – G6 – C – Gmaj7 – C6 – F6 – C6 – G6 – C – G6 – C – Gm6 – Fmaj7 – G6 – Cmaj7 – Am – C – Am – C – Fmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Am – Em – G – Am – D7 – G6 – C – Am – G6 – C – Fmaj7 – C/G – Caug – D6 – Fmaj7 – Dm7 – …
