CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Love me, chord by chord.

Chords of: Love me by: Katy Perry. (C#/G#, C#, F#, C#6) 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 “Love me”

“Love me” by Katy Perry is in Db Major and runs at about 143 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 137 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#/G#, C#, F#, C#6.

C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 34% of the 3:50 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm → C# → C#6 → Bbm7 → C# → Ab → C# → C#6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#1:1934%
F#0:2612%
Ab0:2210%
F#60:188%
C#60:177%
Bbm70:177%
Bbm0:157%
Fm0:094%

Chord progression, in order

Abm – C# – C#6 – Abm – Bbm7 – C#/E# – F# – Abm – C# – F# – C#6 – Ab – C# – F# – C#6 – F# – C#6 – Ab – Bbm7 – F#6 – Bbm – F# – Ebm – Bbm7 – Bb7 – C# – Bbm – Fm – F#6 – C# – F# – C# – F#6 – Ab – C# – Bbm – Fm – F#6 – C# – F# – C# – Ab – Ab6 – C# – C#6 – C#/E# – F# – C# – …