Chords of: What Was That by: Lorde. (Am7b5, C, Am7, Fmaj7) 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.
“What Was That” by Lorde is in C Major and runs at about 83 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 105 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Am7b5, C, Am7, Fmaj7.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 3:29 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Am7 → C → Fmaj7 → Am7 → C → F → Am7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 0:55 | 26% |
| Am7 | 0:36 | 17% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:22 | 11% |
| G | 0:18 | 8% |
| F | 0:15 | 7% |
| Am | 0:09 | 4% |
| D7/F# | 0:08 | 4% |
| Dm7 | 0:08 | 4% |
C – Fm6 – Am7 – C – Fmaj7 – Am7 – C – F – Am7 – Caug – Gmaj7 – F6 – Am7 – C – D7 – G – C/G – A – Bm – F – Am – C – G – F – Am7 – C – D7 – F – Am7 – C – G – Fmaj7 – Am – C – Dm7 – Fmaj7 – Am7 – C – G – Fmaj7 – Am7 – C – Dm7 – F6 – Am7 – Caug – Cm – Fmaj7 – …
