Chords of: Chained To The Rhythm (Official) ft. Skip Marley by: Katy Perry, Skip Marley. (Abaug, Dm7, C, Fmaj7) 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.
“Chained To The Rhythm (Official) ft. Skip Marley” by Katy Perry, Skip Marley is in C Minor and runs at about 95 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 115 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abaug, Dm7, C, Fmaj7.
Dm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 3:53 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am7 → Dm7 → C → Em → Dm7 → F6 → C → Em. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dm7 | 0:43 | 18% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:35 | 15% |
| Am | 0:33 | 14% |
| C | 0:29 | 12% |
| G | 0:13 | 6% |
| Em | 0:13 | 6% |
| Am7 | 0:13 | 6% |
| F6 | 0:12 | 5% |
Am – G/A – Am7 – Am – G6 – Am – G – Dm7 – Fmaj7 – F6 – Fmaj7 – F6 – Am – C – Em – Am – G6 – Am – G/A – Dm7 – Fmaj7 – F6 – Fmaj7 – F6 – C – Em – Fmaj7 – G/D – C – Am – E – Bm7b5 – Am – G – Am – G – Dm7 – Am – Dm7 – Am – F – Fmaj7 – C – Em – Am – G – Am7 – G – …
