Chords of: Believe What I Say by: Kanye West. (A7, Am7, Gm7, G7) 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.
“Believe What I Say” by Kanye West is in C Major and runs at about 100 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 32 different chords across 147 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A7, Am7, Gm7, G7.
Am7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 44% of the 4:03 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am7 → Gm7 → Am7 → Gm7 → A7 → Am7 → G6 → A7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 4 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Am7 | 1:46 | 44% |
| Gm7 | 0:28 | 11% |
| G7 | 0:23 | 10% |
| A7 | 0:10 | 4% |
| Dm7 | 0:08 | 3% |
| Dm | 0:08 | 3% |
| Am | 0:07 | 3% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:06 | 3% |
Am7 – Gm7 – Am7 – Gm7 – A7 – G6 – Dm7 – Am7 – G6 – A7 – G7 – Dmaj7 – Am7 – Edim – Am7 – Dm – Am7 – Dm7 – Am7 – G7 – Am7 – Gm7 – G – Bbmaj7 – Am – C6 – Bb6 – Am7 – Fmaj7 – Abmaj7 – A – Am7 – G – Bbmaj7 – A – Am7 – Gm7 – Dm – Am7 – Gm7 – Bbmaj7 – A – Em7b5 – A – Gm7 – Am7 – G – Am7 – …
