CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Mark My Words (PURPOSE : The Movement), chord by chord.

Chords of: Mark My Words (PURPOSE : The Movement) by: Justin Bieber. (Am, C, C7, 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.

About the chords of “Mark My Words (PURPOSE : The Movement)”

“Mark My Words (PURPOSE : The Movement)” by Justin Bieber is in C Major and runs at about 157 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 32 different chords across 94 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Am, C, C7, Am7.

C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 2:53 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C/D → C/Bb → C7 → Cmaj7 → C7 → C → C7 → C6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 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
C0:3520%
Am70:2112%
C70:169%
G60:159%
G0:127%
Cmaj70:085%
Em0:074%
Fmaj70:064%

Chord progression, in order

Eb/Bb – G/D – C/D – G – C/Bb – Bbmaj7 – C7 – Cdim – Am – G/B – C7 – Bb/F – Cmaj7 – F/A – G/B – Cmaj7 – F6 – Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – C7 – F6 – C – Am – G6 – C7 – Bm7b5 – Cmaj7 – C7 – G/B – C7 – F – C7 – Dm7 – G – C6 – G/B – C – F – C#7/E# – C – G/B – C – Am7 – C/G – Fmaj7 – G6 – Am7 – C – …