Chords of: Watch It Burn by: Katy Perry. (Ebm7, D, Gmaj7, Bm) 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.
“Watch It Burn” by Katy Perry is in D Major and runs at about 129 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 101 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ebm7, D, Gmaj7, Bm.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 3:06 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → Gmaj7 → D → B → Gmaj7 → D → Gmaj7 → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 0:47 | 25% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:41 | 22% |
| Bm | 0:23 | 13% |
| F#m | 0:14 | 7% |
| B | 0:09 | 5% |
| F# | 0:08 | 4% |
| A | 0:08 | 4% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:07 | 4% |
B – Gmaj7 – D – A – C#m7 – B – Gmaj7 – D – F#m7 – Bmaj7 – Gmaj7 – D – A – E6 – B – Gmaj7 – D – A7/C# – F#m – B – Gmaj7 – Dm – A – Gmaj7 – Em – A7 – F#m7 – Bm – A6 – Gmaj7 – A7 – F# – Bm – Gmaj7 – D – A/C# – Bm – Gmaj7 – D – F#m7 – Bm – Gmaj7 – D – A/C# – Bm – Gmaj7 – D – F#m – …
