Chords of: Small Talk by: Katy Perry. (F, F6, Fmaj7, 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.
“Small Talk” by Katy Perry is in C Major and runs at about 116 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 48 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, F6, Fmaj7, C.
F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 56% of the 2:44 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → F6 → Ebmaj7 → Bbmaj7 → F6 → F → F6 → F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F | 1:31 | 56% |
| F6 | 0:33 | 20% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:07 | 4% |
| C | 0:07 | 4% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:05 | 3% |
| G7 | 0:04 | 2% |
| Bb | 0:03 | 2% |
| C6 | 0:03 | 2% |
F – Bb/C – F – Bbmaj7 – C – F – Bbmaj7 – Bb/C – F – Bbmaj7 – C6 – F – F6 – C6 – F6 – Ebmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – G7/B – E7 – C/D – F6 – Bb – Fmaj7 – Gm – F6 – F – F6 – C6 – F6 – F – F6 – Gm – Fmaj7 – F – C – F6 – F – C – F – C – D7/F# – G7 – F#7/A# – F – Bb – F – Bb – F
