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 19 different chords across 52 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, F6, Fmaj7, C.
F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 54% of the 2:43 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → F6 → Bbmaj7 → F6 → Bb → F6 → F → F6. 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 | 1:28 | 54% |
| F6 | 0:35 | 21% |
| C | 0:07 | 4% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:07 | 4% |
| Bb | 0:05 | 3% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:04 | 3% |
| G7/B | 0:04 | 2% |
| Bb/C | 0:02 | 1% |
F – Bb/C – F – Bbmaj7 – C – F – Bbmaj7 – Bb/C – F – Bbmaj7 – Cmaj7 – F – F6 – C6 – F6 – Ebmaj7 – Bb – Bbmaj7 – Gm7 – E/F# – F6 – Bb – Fmaj7 – Gm7 – F6 – F – Eb7/G – F6 – C6 – F6 – F – F6 – Gm – Fmaj7 – F – C – F6 – F – Bb – C – F – C – Dm7 – Cm6 – D7/F# – G7/B – F#7/A# – F – …
