Chords of: Never Really Over (The Smile Video Series) by: Katy Perry. (Eb, Ab, Fm7, C#) 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.
“Never Really Over (The Smile Video Series)” by Katy Perry is in Ab Major and runs at about 100 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 139 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb, Ab, Fm7, C#.
Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 3:49 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D6 → Ab → Abmaj7 → Ab → C#maj7 → Abmaj7 → Bb/C → C#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use G major shapes — the song stays in Ab Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ab | 1:00 | 26% |
| Fm7 | 0:36 | 16% |
| C# | 0:30 | 13% |
| C#6 | 0:25 | 11% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:22 | 10% |
| Eb | 0:13 | 6% |
| D6 | 0:06 | 3% |
| Ab6 | 0:04 | 2% |
D6 – Ab – Fm – Gm – Ab – Abmaj7 – C# – Ab – C#maj7 – Abmaj7 – F7 – Bb – Fm7b5/Eb – Bb/C – Ab/C – C# – Abmaj7 – Bb/F – Ab – C# – Ab – C# – Ab/Eb – Fm7 – C# – Ab – C# – Fm7 – Ab – Bbm – Abm – Eb – C#6 – Eb – Fm7 – Eb – Ab – Eb – Ab6 – Eb – C#6 – Eb6 – Fm7 – Cm7 – C# – Ab – Eb – Ab – …
