Chords of: Wide Awake by: Katy Perry. (Gm, F, Gm7, Dm7) 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.
“Wide Awake” by Katy Perry is in F Major and runs at about 80 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 126 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gm, F, Gm7, Dm7.
F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 35% of the 4:24 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbmaj7 → Dm7 → C# → Gm7 → F → Gm7 → F → C/G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 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 | 1:32 | 35% |
| Gm7 | 0:54 | 21% |
| Dm7 | 0:37 | 14% |
| Bb | 0:28 | 11% |
| C | 0:16 | 6% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:11 | 4% |
| Bb6 | 0:07 | 3% |
| C# | 0:03 | 1% |
Bbmaj7 – C/Bb – Dm7 – C# – F – Gm7 – Bb – F – Gm7 – Bb – F – C/G – Bb6 – F – Gm7 – Bb – F – Bb6 – F – Gm7 – Bb – F – Cm – Gm7 – F – Gm7 – F – Gm7 – Bbmaj7 – F – C – Gm7 – Bb – F – C – Gm7 – Bbmaj7 – F – Gm7 – Bbmaj7 – F – Cm – Bb6 – F – Gm7 – Bb – F – Gm7 – …
