Chords of: Waking Up in Vegas (Official) by: Katy Perry. (C, F, Fmaj7, Bbmaj7) 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.
“Waking Up in Vegas (Official)” by Katy Perry is in F Major and runs at about 131 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 91 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, F, Fmaj7, Bbmaj7.
F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 34% of the 3:19 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C/Bb → F → Dm → Bbmaj7 → Fmaj7 → Dm → Bbmaj7 → Bb6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F | 1:07 | 34% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:32 | 16% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:23 | 12% |
| Bb | 0:14 | 7% |
| C | 0:11 | 6% |
| Dm | 0:10 | 5% |
| Bb6 | 0:07 | 4% |
| Dm7 | 0:07 | 4% |
C/Bb – F – Dm – Bbmaj7 – Eb/Bb – Bbmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Dm – Bbmaj7 – Bb6 – C – Dm7 – Bb – C – D7 – Cm7b5/Bb – Fm – C – Dm7 – Bb – F – C7 – Bbmaj7 – C – F – C7 – Bbmaj7 – Bb6 – C – F – Fmaj7 – Dm – Bbmaj7 – Bb6 – C – Dm7 – Bb6 – C – Dm7 – Bbmaj7 – C – Dm7 – Bb – F/C – C7 – Bbmaj7 – F – C7 – …
