Chords of: The one that got away by: Katy Perry. (Dmaj7, A, E, C#m) 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.
“The one that got away” by Katy Perry is in A Major and runs at about 134 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 112 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dmaj7, A, E, C#m.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 4:41 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E/D → Abm → C#m → A → C#m → Abmaj7 → E → F#m. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 0:55 | 20% |
| E | 0:53 | 19% |
| C#m | 0:47 | 17% |
| Abm | 0:29 | 10% |
| Abm7 | 0:20 | 7% |
| Amaj7 | 0:10 | 4% |
| C#m7 | 0:08 | 3% |
| B7 | 0:08 | 3% |
E/D – Abm – C#m – A – C#m – A6 – Abmaj7 – E – A6 – E – Abm7 – E – Abm7 – F#m – Emaj7 – A – E – Abm7 – E – Abm7 – F#m – C#m – A – Amaj7 – E – Abm7 – Abm – C#m – A – Amaj7 – E – Abm7 – Abm – C#m – A – E – Abm7 – F#m – C#m – A – E – F#m7b5/E – E – Abm7 – C#m7 – A – E – Abm7 – …
