Chords of: How I Get by: Laufey. (Cmaj7, Dm7, G7, C6) 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.
“How I Get” by Laufey is in C Major and runs at about 93 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 46 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cmaj7, Dm7, G7, C6.
Cmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 3:38 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Caug → C → E → Am → C → Am/C → Fmaj7/C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cmaj7 | 0:39 | 18% |
| Dm7 | 0:36 | 17% |
| G7 | 0:26 | 12% |
| C6 | 0:19 | 9% |
| Am | 0:19 | 9% |
| Am7 | 0:18 | 8% |
| Am/C | 0:14 | 7% |
| G | 0:13 | 6% |
C – Caug – C6 – C – E – Am – C – Am/C – Fmaj7/C – Am/E – Fmaj7/C – Dm7 – G7 – Cmaj7 – Am7 – Dm7 – G7 – Cmaj7 – C6 – Cmaj7 – C6 – Cmaj7 – C7 – Dm7 – G7 – Cmaj7 – Am7 – Dm7 – G7 – Cmaj7 – Am7 – Am – Dm7 – G7 – Cmaj7 – Am7 – Dm7 – G – Cmaj7 – C6 – Am – Dm7 – G – C/G – G – Am
