Chords of: Not the end of the world by: Katy Perry. (G, Dm, Bbmaj7, Gm) 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.
“Not the end of the world” by Katy Perry is in D Minor and runs at about 158 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 77 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, Dm, Bbmaj7, Gm.
Dm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 3:50 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bm6 → C/G → Gm7b5 → Eb7/G → Bb7/D → D7 → Dm → Bbmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dm | 0:47 | 20% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:37 | 16% |
| Gm | 0:21 | 9% |
| C6 | 0:19 | 8% |
| Gm7 | 0:17 | 7% |
| Bm6 | 0:13 | 6% |
| Gm7b5 | 0:11 | 5% |
| D7/F# | 0:09 | 4% |
Bm6 – C/G – Gm7b5 – Eb7/G – Bb7/D – D7 – Dm – Bbmaj7 – Gm – Gm7 – C6 – Dm – Bbmaj7 – Gm7 – C6 – D7/F# – Ab7/C – Gm7 – E/F# – D7/F# – Dm – Bbmaj7 – Gm7 – F – Dm – Bbmaj7 – Gm7 – C6 – Dm7 – Dm – Bbmaj7 – Gm – F6 – Dm – Bbmaj7 – Gm – Gm7 – C6 – Dm – Bbmaj7 – Gm – Gm7 – C6 – G7/B – E7 – Dm – Bbmaj7 – Gm7 – …
