CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Thinking of you (Official), chord by chord.

Chords of: Thinking of you (Official) by: Katy Perry. (A6, E, Amaj7, A) 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.

About the chords of “Thinking of you (Official)”

“Thinking of you (Official)” by Katy Perry is in E Major and runs at about 147 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 90 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A6, E, Amaj7, A.

E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 3:55 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → A6 → E → C#m7 → B7 → Em → A6 → B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
E1:0327%
Amaj70:2812%
A0:188%
F#m70:167%
A60:167%
C#m70:167%
Am0:156%
B0:156%

Chord progression, in order

E – A6 – E – B – Em – C#m7 – B7 – Em – C#m7 – A6 – B7/D# – B – C#m7 – Am – E – F#m7 – Amaj7 – A6 – B – E/B – B7 – E – F#m7 – Amaj7 – Am – Am6 – E – B – C#m7 – A – E – E/B – C#m7 – A – E – E/B – C#m7 – A – B – B/C# – C#m7 – Amaj7 – Emaj7 – B – Emaj7 – A – Emaj7 – Am – …