Chords of: Swish Swish by: Katy Perry. (C, Fm, Bbm7, Cmaj7) 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.
“Swish Swish” by Katy Perry is in F Minor and runs at about 119 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 37 different chords across 126 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, Fm, Bbm7, Cmaj7.
Fm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 36% of the 6:19 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm7b5/C → Cmaj7 → Bm7 → Bbm7 → Abmaj7 → Fm7 → Abmaj7 → Bb6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in F Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fm | 2:16 | 36% |
| Bbm7 | 0:53 | 14% |
| Gm7b5/F | 0:24 | 6% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:22 | 6% |
| Ab | 0:16 | 4% |
| C#maj7 | 0:15 | 4% |
| C#m7 | 0:12 | 3% |
| Bbm | 0:11 | 3% |
Dm7b5/C – Cmaj7 – Bm7 – Bbm7 – Ab – Eb7/G – F#maj7 – Bbm7 – Abmaj7 – Gm7 – Eb – Fm7 – Gm – Eb – Abmaj7 – Bb6 – Fm7 – Bb7 – Fm – C#dim – F7 – Abmaj7 – Fm – Eb/F – Fm – Abmaj7 – Gm7b5/F – Fm – Eb/G – Ab – Bbm – Fm – Eb – Ab – Bbm7 – Fm – C#maj7 – Gm7b5/F – Fm – Abmaj7 – F7 – E – Abm – C#m7 – Fm – C#m – C – Ebm – …
