Chords of: Cry About It Later by: Katy Perry. (G, Gm7, C, Bb6) 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.
“Cry About It Later” by Katy Perry is in C Minor and runs at about 126 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 11 different chords across 65 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, Gm7, C, Bb6.
Gm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 3:10 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm → Gm7 → Bb6 → C → Dm → G → Gm7 → Gm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gm7 | 0:42 | 22% |
| C | 0:35 | 18% |
| Dm7 | 0:31 | 16% |
| Bb6 | 0:27 | 14% |
| Dm | 0:21 | 11% |
| Bb | 0:15 | 8% |
| C6 | 0:09 | 5% |
| G | 0:06 | 3% |
C7/E – Dm – Gm7 – Bb6 – C – Dm – G – Gm7 – Dm7 – Gm – C – G – C6 – Dm – Gm7 – Dm7 – Bb – C – Dm7 – Gm7 – Dm7 – Bb6 – C – Dm – Gm7 – Dm7 – Bb6 – C – Dm7 – Gm7 – Am – Bb – C6 – Dm7 – Gm7 – Dm7 – Bb6 – C – Dm7 – Gm7 – Dm7 – Bb6 – C – Dm7 – Gm7 – Bb – C – Dm7 – …
